Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

safetyism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: safe-ty-ism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An obsession with keeping people safe from perceived threats.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“Safetyism” refers to a culture or belief system in which safety has become a sacred value, which means that people become unwilling to make trade-offs demanded by other practical and moral concerns. […] The preoccupation with safetyism is clearest in the generation that began to enter college around 2013."
"While Haidt and Lukianoff focus their analysis on proto-woke novelties like “trigger warnings” and “microaggressions,” the cult of Safetyism is best exemplified in our response to the pandemic."
"The sheer weight of the Dahl edits reveals a kind of corporate safetyism: This might offend someone, so why take the risk?"

Etymology

From safety + -ism. Popularized in the 2018 book The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, see quotations.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: safety

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

helicopter parent hygiene theater nanny state safe space security theater trigger warning

Frequently Paired Words

safetyist helicopter parent hygiene theater nanny state safe space security theater trigger warning

Questions

What does safetyism mean?: An obsession with keeping people safe from perceived threats.
Where does safetyism come from?: From safety + -ism. Popularized in the 2018 book The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, see quotations.

How to pronounce safetyism

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “safetyism”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “safetyism”.
Repeat and practice — Say “safetyism” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.