de·feat·ism 
/diˈfi:tˌɪzəm/ noun
/diˈfi:tˌɪzəm/ noun [noncount] formal : a way of thinking in which a person expects to lose or fail
▪ We must not give in to defeatism. We must be optimistic.
▪ We must not give in to defeatism. We must be optimistic.
— de·feat·ist /dɪˈfi:tɪst/ noun, plural de·feat·ists [count]
▪ He was seen as an intellectual defeatist.
/dɪˈfi:tɪst/ noun, plural de·feat·ists [count] ▪ He was seen as an intellectual defeatist.
— defeatist adjective [more defeatist; most defeatist]
▪ their defeatist attitudes
▪ their defeatist attitudes
