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privatism

[ prahy-vuh-tiz-uhm ]

noun

  1. concern with or pursuit of one's personal or family interests, welfare, or ideals to the exclusion of broader social issues or relationships.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of privatism1

First recorded in 1945–50; private + -ism
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Example Sentences

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In this instance, the call to think, inspire and energize has been replaced by a discourse and pedagogy designed to misdirect rage, deaden the ethical imagination and encourage the collective fog of nihilism, racial purity and a depoliticizing privatism.

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A libertarian view tends to exonerate the privileged role of privatism in America, and the internalization of privatization in governmental authority.

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Is it really surprising that the public's often noted withdrawal into self-pursuit and privatism has coincided with the epic spread of air conditioning?

In many, a sullen kind of privatism has replaced the formerly furious idealism.

There is an impression now of national unity, a feeling that the U.S. is emerging from the privatism and divisions of the Me Decade.

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