Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lesser evilism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lesser evil-ism
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The strategy or policy of choosing the lesser evil.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Which is to say that when left support can be taken for granted – and lesser evilism can always be mustered to that end – only the right flank needs to be appeased."
"Sure I'm reverting to lesser evilism."
"Lesser evilism has now become the default position to justify everything from drone strikes, domestic spying, targeted assassinations, torture and proxy wars to full-scale military intervention."

Etymology

From lesser evil + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

lesser-evilism (alternative)

Questions

What does lesser evilism mean?: The strategy or policy of choosing the lesser evil.
Where does lesser evilism come from?: From lesser evil + -ism.

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