Incivism

//ɪnˈsɪvɪzəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of civism or patriotism; unfriendliness to one's state or government. uncountable, usually

    "1836, Thomas Babington Macaulay, "Barère", in (probably) Edinburgh Review Every lady who adorned herself with the relics of criminals might justly be suspected of incivism."

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"1836, Thomas Babington Macaulay, "Barère", in (probably) Edinburgh Review Every lady who adorned herself with the relics of criminals might justly be suspected of incivism."

Etymology

From in- (“not”) + civism. Compare French incivisme.

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