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| defeatism |
the tendency to expect defeat or accept defeat with resignation. |
| defeatist |
one who regards losing or failing as inevitable or accepts it with resignation. [1/2 definitions] |
| fatalism |
resignation to or acceptance of fate. [1/2 definitions] |
| keep one's nose to the grindstone |
to start or diligently pursue some hard or tedious work, esp. in a spirit of resignation. |
| mellow |
having the self-knowledge, sympathetic wisdom, and resignation that often comes with time or experience; being without anger. [1/6 definitions] |
| put one's nose to the grindstone |
to start or diligently pursue some hard or tedious work, esp. in a spirit of resignation. |
| well1 |
used to indicate surprise, disapproval, or resignation. [1/16 definitions] |
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