English-Spanish translations for defeatism

abandonismo
derrotismoSin embargo, no debemos ceder ni al pesimismo ni al derrotismo. However, we must not indulge in pessimism or defeatism. En nombre de un realismo inexistente, la Recomendación distorsiona la naturaleza del problema, y habla de problema médico en lugar de social, lo que se traduce en sumisión y derrotismo. In the name of a non-existent realism, the recommendation distorts the nature of the problem from a social to a medical problem, something which results in submission and defeatism. No hay que subestimar los tantos marcados, pues de lo contrario se cultiva el derrotismo, ni sobreestimar lo que se cree ganado, so pena de allanar el camino a la desilusión. One must neither underestimate the points scored, otherwise one encourages defeatism, nor overestimate what seems to have been won, for fear of setting oneself up for disillusionment.

Objective assessment is good, but defeatism will reduce our potentials even when the prospects for victory have never been nearer.

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