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Recent Examples of defeatism
Shot entirely in France, the movie renders its ideas of romantic melancholy and Agathe’s default romantic defeatism in ways that reassure the audience every second.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Blind pessimism becomes defeatism, a denial that solutions are possible.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2025
The defeatism that has come to define the way that many young people today perceive the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis is not really part of her vocabulary.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
The title is the central theme, brilliantly and often shockingly rendered via a series of lightly connected stories that mine the depths of defeatism, nihilism, and alienation.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Blind pessimism becomes defeatism, a denial that solutions are possible.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2025
The defeatism that has come to define the way that many young people today perceive the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis is not really part of her vocabulary.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
The title is the central theme, brilliantly and often shockingly rendered via a series of lightly connected stories that mine the depths of defeatism, nihilism, and alienation.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defeatism
Noun
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An unwinding of pessimism in the options pits could keep the tailwinds blowing.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The findings underscore the growing disconnect between the euphoria on Wall Street and pessimism on Main Street.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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White succeeds Tony Iskander, who notified the company on August 15 of his resignation from his position as interim CFO and treasurer, effective October 4.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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His resignation comes as the Cure of Ars Parish is in the midst of a capital campaign.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Defeatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defeatism. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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