derrotismo
Portuguese, noun/de.ʁoˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
derrotismo is spelled D-E-R-R-O-T-I-S-M-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 104,744th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derrotismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “defeatism (acceptance of defeat without struggle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “atitude daquele que acredita que seus projetos estão sempre fadados ao fracasso”.
What does derrotismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedefeatism (acceptance of defeat without struggle)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. atitude daquele que acredita que seus projetos estão sempre fadados ao fracasso 2. atitude daquele que, em um conflito, opta por abandonar a luta, por acreditar na impossibilidade de sua vitória 3. estado de apatia diante da possibilidade da derrota
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of derrotismo
- derrotismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce derrotismo?
- Brazil /de.ʁoˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
- Brazil [de.hoˈt͡ʃiz.mu]
- /de.ʁoˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to derrotismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is derrotismo in Portuguese?
derrotismo appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).