configurationism
[ kuh n-fig-yuh-rey-shuh-niz-uh m ]
/ kənˌfɪg yəˈreɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm /
noun
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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First recorded in 1920–25; configuration + -ism
OTHER WORDS FROM configurationism
con·fig·u·ra·tion·ist, nounWords nearby configurationism
confidential communication, confidentiality, confiding, configurate, configuration, configurationism, configure, confine, confined, confinee, confinement
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