fatalism
noun
fa·tal·ism
ˈfā-tə-ˌli-zəm 
: a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
also
: a belief in or attitude determined by this doctrine
fatalism that regards social problems as simply inevitable
Examples of fatalism in a Sentence
Many people seem to have developed a sense of fatalism about the war.
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Hass, in the end, gave in to a reluctant fatalism: Jewish-Palestinian solidarity might be too fragile to withstand the war.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Advertisement What to expect L.A. Climate Week wants to cut the fatalism that often surrounds the subject of climate change with fun and exciting experiences.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Harbaugh’s personality can be felt in every corner of the Chargers’ new training facility in El Segundo, enough to where the fatalism that once permeated this franchise has vanished overnight.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
The scene in a diner at the end has a tasty tongue-in-cheek fatalism.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
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fatalism
noun
fa·tal·ism
ˈfāt-ᵊl-ˌiz-əm
: the belief or attitude that events are decided in advance by powers beyond one's control
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