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German
Etymology
Borrrowed from French défaitiste.
Pronunciation
Noun
Defätist m (weak, genitive Defätisten, plural Defätisten, feminine Defätistin)
- (formal) defeatist
- Synonyms: Pessimist, Schwarzmaler, Schwarzseher
2011, Konrad Kellen, Mein Boss, der Zauberer: Thomas Manns Sekretär erzählt, Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, →ISBN:Konrad ist kein Defätist, nur ein Skeptiker, mit einem Hauch Zynismus. So muss man sich ihn damals wohl vorstellen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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