define defeatist
Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images. defeatist (defeatists plural) A defeatist is someone who thinks or talks in a way that suggests that they expect to be unsuccessful. n-count Defeatist is also an adjective., adj There is no point going out there with a defeatist attitude.
defeatist adjective. âº having no âhope and âexpecting to âfail: Being defeatist will get us ânowhere. He's got such a defeatist âattitude. defeatist noun [C] uk us âº I can't âbelieve it-you're such a defeatist! noun [C] uk us.