fatalist
noun[C]
uk/ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪst/us/ˈfeɪ.t̬əl.ɪst/someone whobelievesthatpeoplecannotchangethe wayeventswillhappenand thatevents,especiallybadones, cannot beavoided:
"I'm not a fatalist ," she said. "I'm arealist."
It'swrongto take this fatalist'sviewofglobalwarming.
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fatalism
- The fatalists willpointout thatmathematicallytheteamcould stillwinorlose.
- "I'm a fatalist. Ibelievethings aremeantto be," shedeclared.
- Heurgeddelegatestoprovethe fatalistswrong, andwintheelection.
Fate and destiny
- align
- break
- Damocles
- destined
- destiny
- fatalism
- fated
- ill-fated
- ill-starred
- in the lap of the godsidiom
- jinxed
- lap
- lightning
- predestination
- predestined
- preordain
- providence
- providential
- sword of Damoclesidiom
- written in the starsidiom