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
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Many people seem to have developed a sense of fatalism about the war.
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More broadly, austerity has contributed to an atmosphere of fatalism, an aversion to thinking about the future.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Then, in an arrestingly strange coda, the director himself steps forth and, with a sad fatalism that Francis Parkman might have appreciated, brings the saga to its close.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Then, in an arrestingly strange coda, the director himself steps forth and, with a sad fatalism that Francis Parkman might have appreciated, brings the saga to its close.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
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“Fatalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatalism. Accessed 29 May. 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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