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DEFEATISM
Definition of DEFEATISM
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
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Where it comes from
From defeat + -ism, after French défaitisme, coined in 1915 by Russian writer Grigorij Aleksinskij as a translation of Russian пораже́нчество (poražénčestvo), also coined by him as a derivation of порази́ть (porazítʹ, “to strike, defeat”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEFEATISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEFEATISM starts with D and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ADEEFIMST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEFEAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found DEFEATISM?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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