adventurism

[ad-ven-chuh-riz-uhm]

noun

1. defiance or disregard of accepted standards of behavior.

2. rash or irresponsible policies, methods, or actions, especially in political or international affairs.

adventurism

/ ədˈvɛntʃəˌrɪzəm /

noun

1. recklessness, esp in politics and finance

Other Word Forms

• adventurist noun
• adventuristic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adventurism¹

1835–45; adventure + -ism, as translation of Russian avantyurízm

Example Sentences

Call it curiosity or just pure adventurism, but my imagination can only take me so far.

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Advocates of American non-intervention, like conservative commentator Tucker Carlson and congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, contend that evidence supporting an Iranian bomb is being overstated to justify Iranian regime change and military adventurism.

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Tarar said that India intends to use the attack as a "false pretext" for a strike and that "any such military adventurism by India would be responded to assuredly and decisively".

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These universities are directly implicated in the production of weapons systems, and the ideologies that justify U.S. military adventurism around the world.

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“In a worst-case scenario, the parties could decide to engage in risky military adventurism that propels Yemen back into a new cycle of war.”

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When To Use

What does adventurism mean?

Adventurism is recklessness or risk-taking that disregards accepted standards of behavior. It is often used in political context to refer to rash or reckless policies or military actions.Unlike adventure and adventurous, which are almost always used positively, adventurism is almost always used negatively. It is typically used in discussion of political policies or actions considered irresponsible and poorly planned or thought out.Example: The unrest in the region follows decades of imperial adventurism that ignored the balance of power between the different groups.