defeatist
adjectiveExpecting failure and therefore discouraging effort.
Expecting defeat
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Clear all filtersExpecting failure and therefore discouraging effort.
Expecting defeat
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A failure to maintain allegiance or support owed to a person, group, or cause.
Failure of allegiance
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To attract or persuade someone by offering something appealing.
Failure to remain loyal, trustworthy, or true to a commitment.
A failure to meet a need or standard, or a deficiency that causes such a failure.
Something that persuades or motivates someone to act.
Incapable of error or failure.
Nearsightedness; figuratively, a failure to consider wider or longer-term consequences.
Limited long-term outlook
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Failure to give the care or attention reasonably required by a situation.
Failure of due care
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Something left out, or the act of failing to include or do something.
A tendency to expect unfavorable outcomes.
Unstable, insecure, or exposed to danger or failure.
Unstable or insecure
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