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spectatorism

spectatorism noun: the practice of being a spectator, of watching rather than taking part.

Noun

spectatorism (uncountable)

  1. The practice of being a spectator, of watching rather than taking part.

Origin of spectatorism

From spectator + -ism.

Questions about spectatorism

What does spectatorism mean?
Spectatorism means the practice of being a spectator, of watching rather than taking part.
What part of speech is spectatorism?
Spectatorism is a noun.

Words near spectatorism in the dictionary

  1. spectatordom
  2. spectatorial
  3. spectatorially
  4. spectatories
  5. spectatoring
  6. spectatorism
  7. spectatoritis
  8. spectatorless
  9. spectators
  10. spectatorship
  11. spectatorships

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