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againstism

noun

Etymology

From against + -ism.

  1. inherited from ayenes
  2. suffixed as againstism — “against + ism”

Definitions

  1. The perspective or activity of being against something, or of having a contrary demeanor…

    The perspective or activity of being against something, or of having a contrary demeanor in general; a pattern of repeated opposition or criticism.

    • The new Administration had come in on a tidal wave of angry againstism — against Hoover, against Big Business, against the bankers and the speculators, whom the American people blamed severally and jointly for all their troubles.
    • The Republican party in those days was not a party of againstism or negativism.
    • 'Againstism', it may be thought, is not a quality which would necessarily be welcomed among immigrants.

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