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Defeatist Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ist

Defeatist has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions

2

someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude

Adjective
1

of, or relating to defeatism

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pessimist
Rhyming Words
ist nist kist uist hist bist dist list jist wist mist sist iist cist rist gist fist trist feist boist
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