How to spell DEFETIST correctly?

When encountering the misspelled word "defetist", there are a few possible correct suggestions. The closest word in spelling is "defeatist", which refers to one who readily gives up or loses hope. Other suggestions could include "deftest", meaning the most skillful or "defeat", which relates to being bested in a competition.

• defeatism The defeatism in the air is making me sick.
• defeatist I'm not a defeatist, I'm a realistic thinker.
• deftest The deftest way to avoid getting your hands dirty is to use a tool.
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• leftist She is a leftist.

Contempories

• contemporaneous
• contemporaries
• contemporary
• contemptuous
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