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advocate
a person who publicly supports someone or something
supporter
champion
defeatist
a person (or tone) who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure
fatalistic
resigned
demeaning
to damage or lower the character, status of reputation of someone or something
degrading
mortifying
derisive
expressing contempt or ridicule
mocking
jeering
desensitised
to cause someone to experience something, usually an emotion or a pain, less strongly than before
immune
numb
despondent
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
dispirited
disconsolate
detrimental
to cause harm or damage
damaging
lethal
divisive
something that tends to cause a disagreement between people
contentious
fraught
facetious
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant
flippant
glib
farcical
very silly, unlikely, or unreasonable, often in a way that is humorous
ridiculous
absurd
futile
something that produces no end result; useless and pointless
pointless
hopeless
idealistic
characterised by idealism; unrealistically aiming for perfection; someone who believes that very good things can be achieved, often when this does not seem likely to others
utopian
romantic
impassioned
filled with or showing great emotion
fervent
ardent
inevitable
something that is certain to happen/ unavoidable
certain
assured
marginalised
a group within society who are not given the same opportunities or power as others
verb: to treat someone or something as if they are not important
disempowered
disadvantaged
obnoxious
very unpleasant or rude
disagreeable
intolerable
paramount
more important than anything else
overriding
principal
perpetuate
cause something to continue; to spread opinions or beliefs among a lot of people
exacerbate
spread
poignant
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
touching
distressing
problematic
something that is controversial or presents an issue
troublesome
controversial
reverent
feeling or showing deep and solemn respect
respectful
devout
sensationalise
(especially of a newspaper) present information about something in a sensational way
fabricate
exaggerate
sobering
making you feel serious or think about serious matters
grave
sombre
unequivocal
total, or expressed in a clear and certain way
undeniable
absolute
