againstism
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The perspective or activity of being against something, or of having a contrary demeanor in general; a pattern of repeated opposition or criticism.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The new Administration had come in on a tidal wave of angry againstism — against Hoover, against Big Business, against the bankers and the speculators, whom the American people blamed severally and jointly for all their troubles."
- "The Republican party in those days was not a party of againstism or negativism."
- "'Againstism', it may be thought, is not a quality which would necessarily be welcomed among immigrants."
- "There is a glorious tradition amongst Italian soccer fans of againstism - supporting whoever is playing against the team you hate."
- "The protesters displayed what we might call a vague “againstism”: they were against the “government,” the “system,” “hierarchy,” “lack of opportunities,” and ultimately “consumer society” as a whole."