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Meaning of "passivism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PASSIVISM

passivism  [ˈpæsɪˌvɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PASSIVISM

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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Passivism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PASSIVISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of passivism in the English dictionary

The definition of passivism in the dictionary is the theory, belief, or practice of passive resistance. Other definition of passivism is the quality, characteristics, or fact of being passive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PASSIVISM


activism
ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm
cognitivism
ˈkɒɡnɪtɪˌvɪzəm
collectivism
kəˈlɛktɪˌvɪzəm
constructivism
kənˈstrʌktɪˌvɪzəm
descriptivism
dɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm
emotivism
ɪˈməʊtɪˌvɪzəm
exclusivism
ɪkˈskluːsɪˌvɪzəm
lactivism
ˈlæktɪˌvɪzəm
nativism
ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm
noncognitivism
ˌnɒnˈkɒɡnɪtɪˌvɪzəm
objectivism
əbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm
perspectivism
pəˈspɛktɪˌvɪzəm
positivism
ˈpɒzɪtɪˌvɪzəm
prescriptivism
prɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm
primitivism
ˈprɪmɪtɪˌvɪzəm
recidivism
rɪˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm
relativism
ˈrɛlətɪˌvɪzəm
slacktivism
ˈslæktɪˌvɪzəm
slactivism
ˈslæktɪˌvɪzəm
subjectivism
səbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PASSIVISM

passions
Passiontide
passivate
passivation
passive
passive balance of trade
passive disobedience
passive euthanasia
passive obedience
passive resistance
passive restraint
passive safety
passive smoker
passive smoking
passive vocabulary
passive-aggressive
passively
passiveness
passivist
passivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE PASSIVISM

anticivism
atavism
Bolshevism
civism
clicktivism
corporativism
destructivism
eliminativism
Fauvism
favism
intuitivism
legal positivism
logical positivism
Menshevism
negativism
nonobjectivism
progressivism
Saivism
Slavism
Vaishnavism

Synonyms and antonyms of passivism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «passivism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PASSIVISM

Find out the translation of passivism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of passivism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «passivism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

消极
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

passivism
570 millions of speakers

English

passivism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

passivism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استسلاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пассивности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passividade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

passivism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passivité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pasifisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Passivität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

消極
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

passivism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Passivism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

độ tiêu cực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துன்பம் ஏற்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रकाशितता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

passivism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passivismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

passivism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пасивності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pasivism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παθητικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

passivism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

passivism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

passivism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of passivism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSIVISM»

The term «passivism» is used very little and occupies the 177.722 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSIVISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about passivism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASSIVISM»

Discover the use of passivism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to passivism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ethical Economy of Conflict Prevention And Development: ...
However, for all these reasons the motives for ethical passivism in piecemeal social engineering will also apply to that paradigm. Twice before a passive approach was pointed out, especially for this paradigm's concept of individuals.
Ralf Bredel, 2007
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From Warism to Pacifism: A Moral Continuum
Related to the hidden presumption of warism is a second cultural obstacle to taking pacifism seriously: pacifism is regularly confused with passivism. “Pacifism ” (from the Latin pax, pacis, peace, originally a compact +facere, to make) means,  ...
Duane Cady, 2010
3
Justice, Judocracy and Democracy in India: Boundaries and ...
Judicial passivism and judicial activism are contending and opposite theories ofjudicial attitude towards the construction of statutes, and there are arguments galore for and against these two paradigms. The former concept emanates from the ...
Sudhanshu Ranjan, 2014
4
Powers and Capacities in Philosophy: The New Aristotelianism
This said, it is not clear that any of these versions of anti-Humeanism require their proponents to adopt an ontology of powers. To be antiHumean in virtue of rejecting the thesis of passivism, however, just is to adopt an ontology of powers. III.
Ruth Groff, John Greco, 2013
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Powers and Capacities in Philosophy: The New ...
What (d) shows is that he does not equate passivism, or categoricalism with anti- essentialism. Toward this end – namely, that of disambiguating anti-passivism from essentialism – let me begin by quoting at length Ellis' account of the terms ...
John Greco, Ruth Groff, 2013
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Speaking Out: Reflections on Law, Liberty and Justice
Supreme Imbalance: Why Judicial Passivism is Wrong November 1, 2007 In three prior “Supreme Imbalance” posts, I identified four distinct approaches to constitutional interpretation – judicial passivism, originalism, conservative activism, and ...
Geoffrey Stone, 2010
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Wars, Internal Conflicts, and Political Order: A Jewish ...
... from that of the majority. A number of political groups disagreed with the prevailing assessment of the time dimension in the Israeli-Arab conflict. Political groups advocating military passivism or partial military passivism conceived time  ...
Gad Barzilai, 2012
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Terror by Consent: The Modern State and the Breach of the ...
For those who see violence as a necessary response to injustice, absolute passivism is generally seen as weakness. I acknowledge that absolute passivism can have secondary effectiveness against injustice. This happens when a casualty ...
Lori J. Underwood, 2007
9
Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Second, Tommy did receive two dollars, which he later spent for mocha fudge ice cream. The guests were not quite as entertained by Tommy's behavior as becomes more distinct. Jessica's passivism might be described behaviorally in the ...
Charles Zastrow, Karen Kirst-Ashman, 2009
10
Faith and Freedom: Christian Ethics in a Pluralist Culture
... Summy, The Australian Peace Movement: A Short History (Canberra: ANU Peace Research Centre, 1986), 8. plication that a 'real' peace activist could not be violent. 195. Pacifism. —. Not. Passivism. Pacifism—Not Passivism Philip Mattheii's.
David Neville, Philip Matthews, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PASSIVISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term passivism is used in the context of the following news items.
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BWW Interviews: Silas Weir Mitchell Talks GRIMM and THREE …
That involves his strength and it involves his passivism. But this is an arc that will go the whole season." But this exploration of a multifaceted ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
2
Gun Rights Benefited Black Americans During the Civil Rights …
But others rejected strict passivism. "Whether the question was one of picking up a gun in response to attack by night riders," Cobb writes, "or of ... «Reason, Jun 15»
3
“Mad Max: Fury Road”: Where feminist revenge fantasy meets old …
Her passivism, in the universe of the film, also feels like a kind of self-negation. And a reminder of the ways in which women are pushed to ... «Salon, May 15»
4
Israel's Supreme Court cannot afford to compromise
One could accuse our current High Court of passivism or feebleness. However, one cannot take away due credit for passing all its resolutions ... «Haaretz, May 15»
5
No trivial pursuits
But it was not passivism, but “five-star activism” that bothered the Prime Minister. To appreciate the significance of “five-star activism” in the ... «Hindu Business Line, Apr 15»
6
'There Are Still Judges…'
Gronis' doctrine can be called "Juristic Passivism". During my interview with him, Barak told me: "Look, the Supreme Court has no legions to ... «Antiwar.com, Apr 15»
7
Israel's anti-boycott law casts shadow on judicial independence
Gronis' doctrine can be called “Juristic Passivism”. During my interview with him, Barak told me: “Look, the Supreme Court has no legions to ... «Redress Information & Analysis, Apr 15»
8
Legitimizing the anti-boycott bill harms Israeli democracy
This ruling captures the spirit of his entire term – one of judicial passivism, which leaves a broad area open for interpretation by the legislative ... «Haaretz, Apr 15»
9
How I Stood-Up On (and For) Passover…and Fell Right Back Down
I was especially hurt that someone wished to degrade my experience to a hypocritical political passivism. So what did I do? I overreacted. «Wesleyan Argus, Apr 15»
10
Foreign policy in turmoil
This passivism is not pacifist, it is merely an insular, inward-looking approach devoid of any concepts of international solidarity and reciprocity. «Times of Malta, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Passivism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/passivism>. Apr 2024 ».
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