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)
- activity aimed at the defeat of one's own country in a time of war, especially by spreading pessimism about its chances of victory
- (by extension) activity aimed at hindering a positive outcome; subterfuge
- (by extension) tendency to pessimism; defeatism
Synonyms
- (tendency to pessimism): pessimismo, scetticismo, sfiducia
Antonyms
- (tendency to pessimism): ottimismo, entusiasmo, fiducia
Related terms
- disfare
- disfatta
- disfattista