interpassivity
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A state of passivity, particularly cognitive or emotional passivity, enabled or facilitated by the appearance or potential of interactivity
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[…] interpassivity, the exact obverse of "interactivity," which refers to the sense of being active through another subject who does the job for one […]"
- "A film like Wall-E exemplifies what Robert Pfaller has called ‘interpassivity’: the film performs our anti-capitalism for us, allowing us to continue to consume with impunity."
- "[…] the true motivation for readymade laughter in TV comedies is interpassivity: I don't have to engage in recognising, sympathising with and interpreting the drama."