Etymology

Coined by Russian writer Grigorij Aleksinskij as a translation of Russian пораженец ‎(poraženec), also coined by him as a derivation of поражение ‎(poraženije, “defeat”). Surface analysis: défaite ‎(“defeat”) +‎ -iste ‎(“-ist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.fɛ.tist/