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distractionism

distractionism noun: the tendency to evade an issue by diverting attention to another.

Noun

distractionism (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The tendency to evade an issue by diverting attention to another.

Origin of distractionism

From distraction + -ism.

Questions about distractionism

What does distractionism mean?
Distractionism means the tendency to evade an issue by diverting attention to another.
What part of speech is distractionism?
Distractionism is a noun.

Words near distractionism in the dictionary

  1. distraction
  2. distraction carnifex
  3. distraction display
  4. distraction osteogenesis
  5. distractionary
  6. distractionism
  7. distractionist
  8. distractionists
  9. distractions
  10. distractious
  11. distractive

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