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défaitisme

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See also: defaitisme

French

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Etymology

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Coined in 1915 by Russian writer Grigorij Aleksinskij as a calque of Russian пораженчество (poraženčestvo), also coined by him as a derivation of поразить (porazitʹ, to strike, defeat). By surface analysis, défaite (defeat) +‎ -isme (-ism).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.fɛ.tism/ ~ /de.fɛ.tizm/ ~ /de.fe.tism/ ~ /de.fe.tizm/
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Noun

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défaitisme m (uncountable)

  1. defeatism
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Further reading

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