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lonerism

lonerism noun: a tendency for excessive solitary behavior.

Noun

lonerism (uncountable)

  1. A tendency for excessive solitary behavior.
    • People really do need people, but the loner does not believe this. Loners spend most or all of their time by themselves, like a person with a “Do Not Disturb” sign around his or her neck, and become annoyed or even anxious if they are forced to endure the company of other people. Some of the major...1976, Robert B. Ewen, Getting it Together: A Guide to Modern Psychological Analysis, New York; London: Franklin Watts, →ISBN, page 63
    • Yet even in this personal agonising, I fought shy of anything that smacked of fanatical lonerism.1984, Ciaran McKeown, The Passion of Peace, Belfast: Blackstaff Press, →ISBN, page 268

Examples of lonerism in a sentence

  • Some of the major causes of lonerism have already been discussed, as in the case of Roy.1976, Robert B. Ewen, Getting it Together: A Guide to Modern Psychological Analysis, New York; London: Franklin Watts, →ISBN, page 63:
  • As long as someone who can help me troubleshoot is within actual or virtual reach I will be more successful than if I engage in lonerism, trying to figure it all out by myself.1999, Barbara Lyman, “Internet-based Learning: What's in It for the Adult Learner?”, in Deanie French, Charles Hale, Charles Johnson...

Origin of lonerism

From loner + -ism.

Questions about lonerism

What does lonerism mean?
Lonerism means a tendency for excessive solitary behavior.
How do you use lonerism in a sentence?
Some of the major causes of lonerism have already been discussed, as in the case of Roy.
What part of speech is lonerism?
Lonerism is a noun.

Words near lonerism in the dictionary

  1. loner
  2. Lonergan
  3. Lonerganian
  4. Lonergans
  5. lonerish
  6. lonerism
  7. loneroid
  8. loners
  9. lones it
  10. lonesome
  11. lonesomely

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