disfattismo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French défaitisme. By surface analysis, disfatto (undone) + -ismo (-ism).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.sfatˈti.zmo/
  • Rhymes: -izmo
  • Hyphenation: di‧sfat‧tì‧smo

Noun

disfattismo m (plural disfattismi)

  1. activity aimed at the defeat of one's own country in a time of war, especially by spreading pessimism about its chances of victory
  2. (by extension) activity aimed at hindering a positive outcome; subterfuge
  3. (by extension) tendency to pessimism; defeatism

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