passivism

[ pas-uh-viz-uh m ]
/ ˈpæs əˌvɪz əm /
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noun

the quality of being passive.
the principle or practice of passive resistance.

Origin of passivism

First recorded in 1900–05; passive + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM passivism

pas·siv·ist, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH passivism

activist pacifist passivist

Words nearby passivism

passive voice, passive-aggressive, passive-aggressive personality, passive-dependent personality, passive-matrix, passivism, passivity, passkey, passo fundo, passover, passport

Words related to passivism

resignation, capitulation, humility, assent, prostration, appeasement, servility, obedience, acquiescence, deference, humbleness, tractability, malleability, surrender, yielding, meekness, subjection, docility, passivity, nonresistance

Example sentences from the Web for passivism

  • But the very term, passivism, is usually significant and goes very deep psychologically.

    The Moonlit Way |Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for passivism

passivism
/ (ˈpæsɪˌvɪzəm) /

noun

the theory, belief, or practice of passive resistance
the quality, characteristics, or fact of being passive

Derived forms of passivism

passivist, noun, adjective

Medical definitions for passivism

passivism
[ păs′ə-vĭz′əm ]

n.

Passive character, attitude, or behavior.
A pattern or attitude of submissiveness, especially in sexual relations.