fatalistic
demonstrating a belief that all events are inevitable, so one’s choices and actions make no difference:Fear, uncertainty, and a feeling of powerlessness contribute to a fatalistic attitude among many refugees when it comes to seeking justice.
Philosophy. advancing the idea that all events are naturally predetermined or subject to fate:A fatalistic view, which denies the possibility of free will, makes some sense scientifically.
Origin of fatalistic
1- Also fa·tal·ist .
Other words from fatalistic
- fa·tal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- non·fa·tal·is·tic, adjective
- qua·si‐fa·tal·is·tic, adjective
- qua·si‐fa·tal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- un·fa·tal·is·tic, adjective
- un·fa·tal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use fatalistic in a sentence
His voice sounded calm, but his message was fatalistic for a big guy, 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, who had flown F-14s for the Navy.
Sept. 11, 2001: An ordinary work day, then surreal scenes of dread and death | David Maraniss | September 10, 2021 | Washington PostI may be angry at incompetent political leadership, but when I see people gathered without masks in restaurants or bars, or in pools or at the beach, it is easier just to be fatalistic.
The virus caused more than a pandemic. It set us all ablaze. | Philip Kennicott | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostThose who refused to wear masks and take other basic precautions sometimes cited pseudoscience, but often, they were simply fatalistic.
The virus caused more than a pandemic. It set us all ablaze. | Philip Kennicott | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostThere’s a strange, fatalistic comfort in that, just as it’s comforting to have a fall marathon on the horizon—even when it’s just a castle in the air.
Will Major Marathons Actually Come Back This Fall? | Martin Fritz Huber | February 4, 2021 | Outside OnlineThere’s a reason Chargers fans are a jittery, fatalistic bunch.
NFL games on TV: Games will look different; Tom Brady vs. Drew Brees, Part 2 | Cindy Boren | November 8, 2020 | Washington Post
Some of his preciousness is a veneer, however, for his fatalistic streak.
Ralph Fiennes Discusses ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ J. Lo, and That ‘Seinfeld’ Episode | Marlow Stern | March 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Starks are fatalistic, duty-bound, honorable but kind of unsophisticated.
Otherwise, however, this geographic cluster of answers is, if anything, even more fatalistic than the cultural explanations.
And there has always been corruption—and earnest, fatalistic declarations from leaders saying how difficult it was to end it.
Despite its fatalistic title, which suggests divine retribution, Nemesis is a realistic novel, not a parable.
Superstitious and fatalistic, like so many superior men, she had no sincere belief except in occult sciences.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacA fatalistic determinist denies the category of the contingent or possible.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikIt is one thing to the apathetic, fatalistic Turk, and quite another matter to an energetic, nervous American.
The Soul of the Far East | Percival LowellBeatrice is bidden to go on her way, but stands riveted to the spot by a fatalistic impulse to realise her dream.
Modernities | Horace Barnett SamuelEven the doctor, who accepted him with fatalistic calm, confessed alarm.
Kenny | Leona Dalrymple
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