defeatism artinya

• sikap mengalah
• pesimisme

Contoh

1. "by those who advocate appeasement and defeatism in the Pacific
   " oleh mereka yang mendukung peredaan dan kalah di Pasifik
2. Defeatism, it has infected them.
   Kalah, telah terinfeksi mereka.
3. Luther had argued against resisting the Turks in his 1518 Explanation of the Ninety-five Theses, provoking accusations of defeatism.
   Luther pernah menentang perlawanan terhadap orang-orang Turki dalam Penjelasan 95 Tesis karyanya tahun 1518, menyerukan untuk menerima kekalahan tanpa melawan mereka.
4. During his time in command, it was said that there was a "sense of desperation but never defeatism," Ultimately, the strain of command and harsh living conditions seriously fatigued, both mentally and physically, the then 57-year-old Geiger.
   Selama memegang komando, di kalangan anak buahnya selalu ada "perasaan putus asa, tapi bukan perasaan kalah," Ketegangan menjabat perwira komando dan kondisi tempat tinggal yang buruk pada akhirnya betul-betul menyebabkan kelelahan fisik dan mental terhadap Geiger yang waktu itu berusia 57 tahun.