retreatism

[ ri-tree-tiz-uh m ]
/ rɪˈtri tɪz əm /

noun Sociology.

the rejection of culturally prescribed goals and the conventional means for attaining them.

Origin of retreatism

retreat + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM retreatism

re·treat·ist, noun

Words nearby retreatism

retral, retread, retreat, retreat from reality, retreatant, retreatism, retrench, retrenchment, retrial, retribution, retributive