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How to pronounce defeatism
“defeatism” pronunciation in British English
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“defeatism” in real sentences
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called democratic defeatism.
PBS NewsHour
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two psychological qualities: Defeatism on the one hand, Aspiration on the other.
The School of Life
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Listening to Ian and Rebecca, I sense a whiff of defeatism, maybe cynicism.
Intelligence Squared
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So, despite how much many scientists, and I would say the defeatism of the proposition tonight,
Oxford Union
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