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cyborgism

cyborgism noun: the state of being a cyborg.

Noun

cyborgism (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a cyborg.
    • There’s some truth to poet and disability activist Jillian Weise’s argument in her essay "Common Cyborg" that the nondisabled “like us best with bionic arms and legs…. They want us shiny and metallic and in their image.” Cyborgism often serves as a way to make other people comfortable.2021 March 4, Britt H Young, “I have one of the most advanced prosthetic arms in the world — and I hate it”, in Input

Origin of cyborgism

From cyborg + -ism.

Questions about cyborgism

What does cyborgism mean?
Cyborgism means the state of being a cyborg.
What part of speech is cyborgism?
Cyborgism is a noun.

Words near cyborgism in the dictionary

  1. cybisterone
  2. cyborg
  3. cyborged
  4. cyborgian
  5. cyborging
  6. cyborgism
  7. cyborgization
  8. cyborgize
  9. cyborgized
  10. cyborgizes
  11. cyborgizing

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