Fatalist (Noun)
Meaning
Anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The fatalist attitude of the old man led him to accept his impending death without a fight.
- She was a fatalist who believed that her life's path was predetermined and couldn't be altered.
- After a series of unfortunate events, he became a fatalist and lost all hope for a better future.
- The fatalist view of the ancient Greeks held that the gods controlled human fate and humans were powerless to change it.
- Her fatalist outlook on life made her less proactive in making decisions that could change her circumstances.