fatalism
/ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪz.əm/
fatalism noun: the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.
Noun
fatalism (countable and uncountable, plural fatalisms)
- The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.
- Sure, maybe. We know — have long known — that romanticism and fatalism are dialectical lovers.2025 July 21, Jean Garnett, “The Trouble With Wanting Men”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2025
- Synonyms:
- determinism, kismet, predestination, predeterminism
- Antonyms:
- free will, freedom, indeterminism
fatalism meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
fatalism in Tamil
- விதியில் நம்பிக்கை, விதிவசவாதம், விதிவயக் கோட்பாடு, விதிவய இறுதிமை, ஊழ்வலிக் கோட்பாடு, ஊழ்வலி இறுதிமை
fatalism in Bengali
- অদৃষ্টবাদ
fatalism in Malayalam
- എല്ലാംവിധിപോലെ നടക്കുമെന്ന വാദം, ദൈവപരത, എല്ലാം വിധികല്പിതമാണെന്ന വിശ്വാസം, വിധികല്പിതം അംഗീകരിക്കൽ
fatalism in Kannada
- ಅದೃಷ್ಟವಾದ
More languagesFewer languages
- fatalism in Punjabi
- ਭਾਗਵਾਦ bhāgvād
- fatalism in Indonesian
- kepasrahan
Synonyms of fatalism
Antonyms
Forms of fatalism
| plural | fatalisms |
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Origin of fatalism
From fatal + -ism.
Words formed from fatalism
Questions about fatalism
- What does fatalism mean?
- Fatalism means the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.
- What is fatalism in Tamil?
- Fatalism in Tamil is விதியில் நம்பிக்கை, விதிவசவாதம், விதிவயக் கோட்பாடு. See Fatalism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fatalism?
- Fatalism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fatalism?
- Fatalism is pronounced /ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪz.əm/.
- What is the plural of fatalism?
- The plural of fatalism is fatalisms.
Words near fatalism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fatalism (page history and authors); fatalism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Fatalism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fatalism (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fatalism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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