Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

actionism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-tion-ism
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Viennese Actionism, a school of art which started in Vienna, Austria.

name

The ideology of 1960s Radicals.

noun

An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.

noun

Belief in or advocacy of taking action; activism.

Etymology

The second sense was used by Theodor W. Adorno.

Inflected Forms

actionisms (plural)

Questions

What does actionism mean?: Viennese Actionism, a school of art which started in Vienna, Austria.
Where does actionism come from?: The second sense was used by Theodor W. Adorno.

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