defaitisme

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French défaitisme.

Noun

defaitisme c (singular definite defaitismen, not used in plural form)

  1. defeatism

Declension

Declension of defaitisme
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative defaitisme defaitismen
genitive defaitismes defaitismens

References

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French défaitisme (cognate with English defeatism, German Defätismus etc.), calque of Russian пораженчество (poraženčestvo), coined in 1915. By surface analysis, defaite (“defeat”) +‎ -isme (“-ism”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /deː.fɛˈtɪs.mə/
  • Hyphenation: de‧fai‧tis‧me
  • Rhymes: -ɪsmə

Noun

defaitisme n (uncountable)

  1. defeatism, acceptance of defeat or other misery without struggle
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