What does "privatism" mean?

Concern with issues only insofar as they affect one as an individual; self-interest.

What is a synonym for "privatism"?

Common synonyms include: apartheid, autism, detachment, ego trip, egotism, greed.

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Noun

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Concern with issues only insofar as they affect one as an individual; self-interest. countable, uncountable
"Jane Austen's Emma (1816) illustrates the social novel's association of androgyny with selfish privatism."

"Jane Austen's Emma (1816) illustrates the social novel's association of androgyny with selfish privatism."

From private + -ism.