how to pronounce defeatist

/dɪˈfiːtɪst/

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defeatist is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of defeatist in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the point where I'm defeatist what's …”

meanings of defeatist

adjective:

Of, or relating to defeatism.

noun:

Someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude.

defeatist frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word defeatist occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics defeatist can be related to

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