passivism
Americannoun
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the theory, belief, or practice of passive resistance
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the quality, characteristics, or fact of being passive
Other Word Forms
- passivist noun
Etymology
Origin of passivism
Example Sentences
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The big flirtation between the beatniks and Zen and other forms of Eastern passivism, as Fitch sees it, is a desire to be emptied of self.
From Time Magazine Archive
“That passivism is perversion does not surprise me,” remarked Barres.
From The Moonlit Way by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
But the very term, passivism, is usually significant and goes very deep psychologically.
From The Moonlit Way by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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