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regressivism

regressivism noun: regressive attitudes or policies.

Noun

regressivism (uncountable)

  1. Regressive attitudes or policies.

Origin of regressivism

From regressive + -ism.

Questions about regressivism

What does regressivism mean?
Regressivism means regressive attitudes or policies.
What part of speech is regressivism?
Regressivism is a noun.

Words near regressivism in the dictionary

  1. regressive leftism
  2. regressive leftist
  3. regressive leftists
  4. regressively
  5. regressiveness
  6. regressivism
  7. regressivities
  8. regressivity
  9. regressor
  10. regressors
  11. regressus

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