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passivism

[ pas-uh-viz-uhm ]
/ ˈpæs əˌvɪz əm /
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noun
the quality of being passive.
the principle or practice of passive resistance.
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Origin of passivism

First recorded in 1900–05; passive + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM passivism

pas·siv·ist, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH passivism

activist, pacifist, passivist
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Words related to passivism

capitulation, resignation, acquiescence, appeasement, assent, bowing, defeatism, deference, docility, humbleness, humility, malleability, meekness, nonresistance, obedience, passivity, prostration, servility, subjection, submissiveness

British Dictionary definitions for passivism

passivism
/ (ˈpæsɪˌvɪzəm) /
noun
the theory, belief, or practice of passive resistance
the quality, characteristics, or fact of being passive

Derived forms of passivism

passivist, noun, adjective
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