immobilismn.

/ɪˈməʊbɪlɪz(ə)m/

Etymology: < French immobilisme (also used).

A policy or attitude of extreme conservatism or opposition to progress.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [noun]

reaction1792

statu quo-ism1834

retrogradism1849

reactionism1857

misoneism1886

reactionaryism1907

reactionariness1908

Blimpism1937

blimpery1940

immobilism1949

sclerosis1954

society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [noun] > the right > opposition to progress

stand-pattism1903

immobilism1949

1949 Time 17 Oct. 34 Successful ‘immobilism’ (patient compromise, appeasement, moderation).

1955 Times 5 May 10/7 The Radicals..wished to remain a party of the left; social and political immobilisme (opposition to progress) was the best ally of Communism.

1955 Times 24 Aug. 6/1 There could be no question of allowing themselves to be swayed by a question of superstition or of fetishism, which would be contrary to national dignity. But in any case, M. Faure added, it had been clearly agreed that they would not adopt a policy of immobilism.

1959 Economist 21 Feb. 662/2 This outright immobilisme [among farmers] condemns itself.

1961 Encounter XVII. ii. 21 The notorious immobilisme of French society.

1967 Economist 8 Apr. 110/2 Mr Callaghan will have made a sad present to industrial immobilism if he throws any such opportunity for reducing surtax away.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	immobilism
释义	immobilismn. /ɪˈməʊbɪlɪz(ə)m/ Etymology: < French immobilisme (also used). A policy or attitude of extreme conservatism or opposition to progress. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [noun] reaction1792 statu quo-ism1834 retrogradism1849 reactionism1857 misoneism1886 reactionaryism1907 reactionariness1908 Blimpism1937 blimpery1940 immobilism1949 sclerosis1954 society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [noun] > the right > opposition to progress stand-pattism1903 immobilism1949 1949 Time 17 Oct. 34 Successful ‘immobilism’ (patient compromise, appeasement, moderation). 1955 Times 5 May 10/7 The Radicals..wished to remain a party of the left; social and political immobilisme (opposition to progress) was the best ally of Communism. 1955 Times 24 Aug. 6/1 There could be no question of allowing themselves to be swayed by a question of superstition or of fetishism, which would be contrary to national dignity. But in any case, M. Faure added, it had been clearly agreed that they would not adopt a policy of immobilism. 1959 Economist 21 Feb. 662/2 This outright immobilisme [among farmers] condemns itself. 1961 Encounter XVII. ii. 21 The notorious immobilisme of French society. 1967 Economist 8 Apr. 110/2 Mr Callaghan will have made a sad present to industrial immobilism if he throws any such opportunity for reducing surtax away. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1949
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