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dittoism

dittoism noun: the tendency of an individual, particularly on the Internet, to agree with or repeat an opinion simply because it is the established norm or popular view, rather than forming an independent judgment or thought.

Noun

dittoism (plural dittoisms)

  1. (uncommon) The tendency of an individual, particularly on the Internet, to agree with or repeat an opinion simply because it is the established norm or popular view, rather than forming an independent judgment or thought.

Forms of dittoism

pluraldittoisms

Origin of dittoism

From ditto + -ism.

Questions about dittoism

What does dittoism mean?
Dittoism means the tendency of an individual, particularly on the Internet, to agree with or repeat an opinion simply because it is the established norm or popular view, rather than forming an independent judgment or thought.
What part of speech is dittoism?
Dittoism is a noun.
What is the plural of dittoism?
The plural of dittoism is dittoisms.

Words near dittoism in the dictionary

  1. dittographs
  2. dittography
  3. dittohead
  4. dittoheads
  5. dittoing
  6. dittoism
  7. dittoisms
  8. dittologies
  9. dittology
  10. ditton
  11. Ditton Priors

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