Etymology

Coined in 1915 by Russian writer Grigorij Aleksinskij as a translation of Russian пораженчество ‎(poraženčestvo), also coined by him as a derivation of поразить ‎(porazitʹ, “to strike, defeat”). Surface analysis: défaite ‎(“defeat”) +‎ -isme ‎(“-ism”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.fɛ.tism/