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    defeatist

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    B2
    n.NounSomeone expecting to lose without trying to win
    Do not listen to that defeatist, we will win this game

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    Disney's Frozen: What Does It Mean to Be "Frozen?"

    11:47Disney's Frozen: What Does It Mean to Be "Frozen?"
    • Stress from external factors we can't control causes cyclical defeatist thoughts, which in turn lead to damaging behaviors.

      Stress from external factors we can't control causes cyclical defeatist thoughts, which in turn lead to damaging behaviors.

    • stress from external factors we can't control can cause cyclical, defeatist thoughts,

      stress from external factors we can't control can cause cyclical, defeatist thoughts,

    B1

    How to deal with stress - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service

    13:41How to deal with stress - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
    • So even I know that might sound defeatist.

      So even I know that might sound defeatist.

    • So even I know that might sound defeatist,

      So even I know that might sound defeatist,

    A2

    Why are we all so stressed? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

    06:15Why are we all so stressed? ⏲️ 6 Minute English
    • So even I know that might sound defeatist,

      So even I know that might sound defeatist,

    • So even I know that might sound defeatist,

      So even I know that might sound defeatist,

    A2

    DLD13 - Developing the Developed World (Peter Thiel)

    57:44DLD13 - Developing the Developed World (Peter Thiel)
    • And in some ways, um, it has a somewhat defeatist, pessimistic attitude where the developed world is the part of the world where nothing new is going to happen.

      And in some ways, um, it has a somewhat defeatist, pessimistic attitude where the developed world is the part of the world where nothing new is going to happen.

    • defeatist pessimistic attitude

      defeatist pessimistic attitude

    B1

    David Cameron Full Speech: Britain and Europe - January 23rd, 2013

    37:37David Cameron Full Speech: Britain and Europe - January 23rd, 2013
    • But I refuse to take such a defeatist attitude either for Britain or for Europe because with courage and conviction, I believe we can deliver a more flexible, adaptable, and

      But I refuse to take such a defeatist attitude either for Britain or for Europe because with courage and conviction, I believe we can deliver a more flexible, adaptable, and

    • 40 years, we never will be. But I refuse to take such a defeatist attitude

      40 years, we never will be. But I refuse to take such a defeatist attitude

    B1

    Overcoming Bad Inner Voices

    06:12Overcoming Bad Inner Voices
    • It is defeatist and punitive, panic-ridden and humiliating.

      It is defeatist and punitive, panic-ridden and humiliating.

    B1

    Steven Kotler, "The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance"

    10:25Steven Kotler, "The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance"
    • That's that nagging, defeatist voice

      That's that nagging, defeatist voice

    B1