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repressivism

repressivism noun: repressive attitudes or policies.

Noun

repressivism (uncountable)

  1. Repressive attitudes or policies.

Origin of repressivism

From repressive + -ism.

Questions about repressivism

What does repressivism mean?
Repressivism means repressive attitudes or policies.
What part of speech is repressivism?
Repressivism is a noun.

Words near repressivism in the dictionary

  1. repressionists
  2. repressions
  3. repressive
  4. repressively
  5. repressiveness
  6. repressivism
  7. repressment
  8. repressments
  9. repressor
  10. repressors
  11. repressosome

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