défaitiste

French

Etymology

Coined by Russian writer Grigorij Aleksinskij as a translation of Russian пораженец (poraženec), also coined by him as a derivation of поражение (poraženije, “defeat”). Surface analysis: défaite (“defeat”) +‎ -iste (“-ist”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈde.fɛ.tist/

Adjective

défaitiste (plural défaitistes)

defeatist

Noun

défaitiste m or f (plural défaitistes)

defeatist

Related terms

Descendants

English: defeatist
Italian: disfattista

Further reading

“défaitiste” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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