machiavellianism
/ˌmækiəˈvɛliənɪzəm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The political philosophy of Machiavelli, especially the realist doctrine which emphasizes the maintenance of the state above ethical concerns.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A psychological construct centered on interpersonal manipulation, lack of empathy, cold affect, and indifference to morality.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- ""Machiavellianism is a radical type of political realism that is applied to both domestic and international affairs.""
- "Let us turn, finally, to the war itself, and ask ourselves if it can be understood as the victory of decency over Machiavellianism."
- "Machiavellianism refers to interpersonal strategies that advocate self-interest, deception, and manipulation, so it would seem inherently related to core psychopathy and narcissism."
- "A cluster of dark personality traits named the “dark tetrad” (psychopathy, narcissism, Machiavellianism, sadism) has attracted the interest of researchers studying personality and decision making."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Machiavellian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Machiavellianism From Machiavellian + -ism.