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Actionism

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Etymology

The second sense was used by Theodor W. Adorno.

  1. derived from *h₂éǵeti✻
  2. derived from āctiō
  3. derived from aucion
  4. inherited from accioun
  5. suffixed as actionism — “action + ism”

Definitions

  1. Viennese Actionism, a school of art which started in Vienna, Austria.

  2. The ideology of 1960s Radicals.

  3. An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability,…

    An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Belief in or advocacy of taking action

      Belief in or advocacy of taking action; activism.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA