Defätismus

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Etymology

From French défaitisme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /defɛˈtɪsmʊs/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪsmʊs

Noun

Defätismus m (strong, genitive Defätismus, no plural)

  1. defeatism
    • 2019 August 30, Jakob Hayner, “Sammlung von Aphorismen: Das Aufreizende der Philosophie”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      „Nach ein paar Jahrzehnten Unterricht in Poststrukturalismus, Dekonstruktion und Systemtheorie zeigt sich langsam, was alles dadurch verlorenging“, lautet Hirschs Kritik des linken Defätismus.
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