defeatist (B2)
noun
Pronunciation: /dɪˈfiːtɪst/
Definition
defeatist means someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses defeatist to mean someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude.
The teacher asked students to find defeatist in the reading.
Check the words around defeatist to choose the right meaning.
How to Use defeatist
- a/the defeatist (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a defeatist."
- defeatist in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked defeatist in context before translating it."
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