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fatalism
[feyt-l-iz-uhm]
noun
the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate.
Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
Philosophy.the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable predetermination.
fatalism
/ ˈڱɪəˌɪə /
noun
the philosophical doctrine that all events are predetermined so that man is powerless to alter his destiny
the acceptance of and submission to this doctrine
a lack of effort or action in the face of difficulty
Other 51Թ Forms
- fatalist noun
- fatalistic adjective
- ˈڲٲ noun
- ˌڲٲˈپ adjective
- ˌڲٲˈپally adverb
Example Sentences
Today, realism tells us that the future will get worse before it might get better – and it can only get better if we reject fatalism and get on with organizing.
Much of that has to do with the way he holds hope in one hand and fatalism in the other, but Cassian borrows plenty of sorrow from the people surrounding him.
O’Meara’s children believe she may have harbored a sense of fatalism about what was coming.
They exorcised the fatalism that permeated their organization for almost the entirety of its existence.
“It was important telling the story of someone that is dying in a world that is also dying,” Almodóvar says of the fatalism present in the film.
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