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actionism

actionism noun: an excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.

Noun

actionism (plural actionisms)

  1. An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.
  2. Belief in or advocacy of taking action; activism.

Proper noun capitalized: Actionism

Actionism

  1. Viennese Actionism, a school of art which started in Vienna, Austria.
  2. The ideology of 1960s Radicals.

Forms of actionism

pluralactionisms

Origin of actionism

From action + -ism.

The second sense was used by Theodor W. Adorno.

Questions about actionism

What does actionism mean?
Actionism means an excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.
What part of speech is actionism?
Actionism can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of actionism?
The plural of actionism is actionisms.

Words near actionism in the dictionary

  1. actiones populares
  2. actionfest
  3. actionfests
  4. actioning
  5. actionings
  6. actionism
  7. actionisms
  8. actionist
  9. actionists
  10. actionize
  11. actionized

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