"adventurism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ədˈvɛn(t)ʃəɹɪz(ə)m/ [UK] Forms: adventurisms [plural]
Etymology: From adventure + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|adventure|-ism}} adventure + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} adventurism (countable and uncountable, plural adventurisms)
  1. The behavior of an adventurer; risk-taking. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (policy led by excessive risk taking): 冒險主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 冒险主义 (màoxiǎnzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), seikkailupolitiikka (Finnish), aventurisme [masculine] (French), ავანტიურიზმი (avanṭiurizmi) (Georgian), Abenteurertum [neuter] (German), Abenteuertum [neuter] (German), 冒険主義 (bōkenshugi) (alt: ぼうけんしゅぎ) (Japanese), 모험주의 (moheomjuui) (Korean), aventurismo [masculine] (Portuguese), aventurism [neuter] (Romanian), авантюри́зм (avantjurízm) [masculine] (Russian), авантюри́зм (avantjurýzm) [masculine] (Ukrainian), chủ nghĩa mạo hiểm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-adventurism-en-noun-UDNDbCWN Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'policy led by excessive risk taking': 55 45
  2. (politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-adventurism-en-noun-4e-KFf50 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 Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 46 54 Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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