"actionism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: actionisms [plural]
Etymology: From action + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|action|ism}} action + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun}} actionism (plural actionisms)
  1. An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence. Translations (An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change): actionisme [masculine] (French), Aktionismus [masculine] (German), aktionism [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-actionism-en-noun-yN2OeF2O Disambiguation of 'An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change': 93 7
  2. Belief in or advocacy of taking action; activism.
    Sense id: en-actionism-en-noun-uDnrTyX1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 14 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 82

Inflected forms

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