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againstisms

againstisms is the plural of againstism.

Meaning of againstism

Noun

againstism (countable and uncountable, plural againstisms)

  1. (rare) The perspective or activity of being against something, or of having a contrary demeanor in general; a pattern of repeated opposition or criticism.
    • The new Administration had come in on a tidal wave of angry againstism — against Hoover, against Big Business, against the bankers and the speculators, whom the American people blamed severally and jointly for all their troubles.1944, Benjamin Stolberg, Tailor's progress: the story of a famous union and the men who made it ..., Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., page 203
    Synonyms:
    contrarianism

Questions about againstisms

What is againstisms the plural of?
Againstisms is the plural of againstism.

Words near againstisms in the dictionary

  1. againstand
  2. againstands
  3. againster
  4. againsters
  5. againstism
  6. againstisms
  7. againstness
  8. againsts
  9. agait
  10. agak agak
  11. agak-agak

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