defeatism

Addressing supporters in his Newark constituency, he said the party should reject "defeatism" but also needed to be "grounded in realism".

As much as we have argued against despair and defeatism, climate activists who have grown skeptical and cynical about the COP framework have every right to be disillusioned with the process.

“The authorities are likely also attempting to prevent any impression of defeatism, and to bolster a sense of collective responsibility for the war,” U.K. military officials said on Twitter.

It came to embody Italy’s ambition and technical ingenuity, but also its political instability, bad governance, bureaucracy, corruption, debt and defeatism as delays mounted.

And some scientists and experts worry that their defeatism — which could undermine efforts to take action — may be just as dangerous as climate denial.