Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

groupism

American  
[groo-piz-uhm] / ˈgru pɪz əm /

noun

  1. the tendency to conform to the general thinking and behavior of a group.

Etymology

Origin of groupism

First recorded in 1930–35; group + -ism

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

If Japan's social "groupism" inhibits fire-in-the-belly feminism, Japanese women nonetheless recognize and resent their disadvantages.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.