passivism

[pas-uh-viz-uhm]

noun

1. the quality of being passive.

2. the principle or practice of passive resistance.

passivism

/ ˈpæsɪˌvɪzəm /

noun

1. the theory, belief, or practice of passive resistance

2. the quality, characteristics, or fact of being passive

Other Word Forms

• passivist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of passivism¹

First recorded in 1900–05; passive + -ism

Example Sentences

But it is difficult for people who are denied voting rights to protect their voting rights, and judicial passivism in these cases would have buttressed discrimination, racism, sexism and bigotry.

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If that is the case, then those activities must undergo severe scrutiny, because it may well be that what seems like activism is actually “passivism,” and vice versa.

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“That passivism is perversion does not surprise me,” remarked Barres.

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But the very term, passivism, is usually significant and goes very deep psychologically.

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Related Words

• capitulation 
• resignation