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bureaupathology

bureaupathology noun: harmful traits of a bureaucratic organization, such as inflexibility and impersonality.

Noun

bureaupathology (uncountable)

  1. Harmful traits of a bureaucratic organization, such as inflexibility and impersonality.

Origin of bureaupathology

Blend of bureaucracy + pathology.

Questions about bureaupathology

What does bureaupathology mean?
Bureaupathology means harmful traits of a bureaucratic organization, such as inflexibility and impersonality.
What part of speech is bureaupathology?
Bureaupathology is a noun.

Words near bureaupathology in the dictionary

  1. bureaucrazy
  2. bureaugamous
  3. bureaugamy
  4. bureaupathic
  5. bureaupathological
  6. bureaupathology
  7. bureaus
  8. bureaus de change
  9. bureausis
  10. bureautic
  11. bureautics

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