Synonyms & related words for defeatism

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of defeatism. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to defeatism

Explore words related to defeatism — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include defeatist, negativist, pessimism, disheartenment, dispiritedness, discouragement, despondency, hopelessness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does defeatism come from?

The word defeatism breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root feat-, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.