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defeatist
noun
(de-feat-ist)
someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
Synonyms:
negativist
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negativist
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self-defeating
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cynical
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unpatriotic
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pollyannaish
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hopeless
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reactionary
,
arrogant
,
isolationist
,
fatalistic
,
pessimistic
,
jingoistic
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obstructionist
,
nihilistic
,
disingenuous
,
delusional
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hubristic
,
alarmist
,
gutless
,
foolish
,
warmongering
,
pathetic
,
intransigent
,
dismissive
,
spineless
,
wishful
,
naive
,
unhelpful
,
hypocritical
,
wrongheaded
,
selfish
,
wimpish
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shortsighted
,
presumptuous
,
pusillanimous
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insincere
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idiotic
,
counterproductive
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smug
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blinkered
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mendacious
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unilateralist
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myopic
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demagogical
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panglossian
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placatory
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misguided
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ethnocentric
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bellicose
,
childish
,
simplistic
,
fatuous
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disdainful
,
dogmatic
,
stupid
,
dishonorable
,
fallacious
,
unprincipled
,
establishmentarian
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disunited
,
chauvinist
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puerile
,
platitudinous
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fascistic
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pragmatic
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contemptuous
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treasonous
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conceited
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elitist
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deluded
,
vainglorious
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expansionist
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sanctimonious
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churlish
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manichean
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tribalistic
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condescending
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antitrade
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nationalistic
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daft
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delusory
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imperialist
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unstatesmanlike
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scornful
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partitionist
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unobjective
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liberalist
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unserious
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revanchist
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militarist
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illiberal
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purblind
,
contemptible
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demagogic
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ahistorical
,
irresponsible
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captious
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dispirited
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disgraceful
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hypocritic
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defeatist
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