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How to pronounce defeatist
“defeatist” pronunciation in British English
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“defeatist” in real sentences
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It’s a defeatist approach to marriage.
Big Think
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It is defeatist and punitive, panic-ridden and humiliating.
The School of Life
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Um and that's not it to be defeatist.
The Diary Of A CEO
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That's Yeah, >> [applause] >> so defeatist that killed It's him.
The Graham Norton Show
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