Defätist

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Defätist

[defɛˈtɪst]

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vom gleichbedeutenden französischen Substantiv défaitiste ^(→ fr)

noun Defaitist · Defätistin · Defätist · Defätisten

Person mit pessimistischer, mutloser Haltung Er war schon immer ein richtiger Defätist.
Similar: Miesmacher, Pessimist, Schwarzmaler, Schwarzseher

In English

defeatist someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude

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@misc{defa_tist_2026,
  title = {Defätist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/def%C3%A4tist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}