defeatist
noun
[ dɪˈfiːtɪst ]
• a person who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure.
Similar:
pessimist,
fatalist,
yielder,
cynic,
prophet of doom,
doomwatcher,
misery,
killjoy,
worrier,
Job's comforter,
quitter,
doom and gloom merchant,
doomster,
wet blanket,
defeatist
adjective
• demonstrating expectation or acceptance of failure.
• "we have a duty not to be so defeatist"
Similar:
pessimistic,
fatalistic,
negative,
resigned,
cynical,
discouraged,
despondent,
despairing,
hopeless,
bleak,
gloomy,
gloom-ridden,
looking on the dark/black side,
Origin:
early 20th century: from French défaitiste, from défaite ‘defeat’.
