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permissivism
[ per-mis-uh-viz-uhm ]
noun
- lenience toward or indulgence of a wide variety of social behavior.
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- per·missiv·ist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of permissivism1
First recorded in 1965–70; permissive + -ism
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