Defeatism vs Pessimism - What's the difference?
defeatism | pessimism |
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
A general belief that bad things will happen.
The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.
As nouns the difference between defeatism and pessimism
is that defeatism is acceptance of defeat without struggle while pessimism is a general belief that bad things will happen.defeatism
English
(wikipedia defeatism)Noun
- Objective assessment is good but defeatism will reduce our potentials even when the prospects for victory have never been nearer.