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Definition of: defeatism
(di·fē′tiz·əm) noun
1. Acknowledgment or acceptance of defeat, usually on grounds of the futility of resistance.
2. The conduct, state of mind, or propaganda that makes for this.
—de·feat′ist noun & adjective
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