defeatist
adjectiveExpecting failure and therefore discouraging effort.
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disloyalty
nounA failure to maintain allegiance or support owed to a person, group, or cause.
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nounFailure to remain loyal, trustworthy, or true to a commitment.
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nounA failure to meet a need or standard, or a deficiency that causes such a failure.
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adjectiveIncapable of error or failure.
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nounNearsightedness; figuratively, a failure to consider wider or longer-term consequences.
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nounFailure to give the care or attention reasonably required by a situation.
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adjectiveUnstable, insecure, or exposed to danger or failure.
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