"privatism" meaning in English

See privatism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: privatisms [plural]
Etymology: From private + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|private|ism}} private + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} privatism (countable and uncountable, plural privatisms)
  1. Concern with issues only insofar as they affect one as an individual; self-interest. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): privatismi (Finnish), Privatismus [masculine] (German)

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