do-goodism
[ doo-goo d-iz-uh m ]
/ ˈdu gʊdˌɪz əm /
noun
the actions or principles of a do-gooder.
Also
do-good·er·ism
[doo-goo d-uh-riz-uh m] /ˈduˈgʊd əˌrɪz əm/.
Origin of do-goodism
First recorded in 1950–55;
do-good(er) +
-ism
Words nearby do-goodism
do-all,
do-dad,
do-good,
do-gooder,
do-gooding,
do-goodism,
do-it-yourself,
do-little,
do-nothing,
do-nothingism,
do-or-die
Example sentences from the Web for do-goodism
If someone wants to dismiss this as do-goodism, fine, but it has real world effects.