incivism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From in- (“not”) + civism. Compare French incivisme.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
incivism (usually uncountable, plural incivisms)
- Lack of civism or patriotism; unfriendliness to one's state or government.
- 1836, Thomas Babington Macaulay, "Barère", in (probably) Edinburgh Review
- Every lady who adorned herself with the relics of criminals might justly be suspected of incivism.
- 1836, Thomas Babington Macaulay, "Barère", in (probably) Edinburgh Review
References[edit]
- “incivism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.