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individualistic
[in-duh-vij-oo-uh-lis-tik]
adjective
prioritizing the pursuit of individual interests or rights rather than common or collective ones.
In our culture we seem to be moving toward a predominantly individualistic mindset, where egoism is in and altruism is out.
showing great independence or individuality in thought or action.
Never has the nation produced a more brilliantly argumentative, individualistic, or opinionated group of politicians than our founders.
Philosophy.of or relating to a belief that all actions are determined by, or for the benefit of, the individual, not society as a whole.
The attempt to construct a new social order on the basis of individualistic doctrine was bound to fail, because the shared customs and practices that make up the common life of society are too valuable.
Other 51Թ Forms
- individualistically adverb
- nonindividualistic adjective
- overindividualistic adjective
- overindividualistically adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of individualistic1
Example Sentences
Modern parenting can be isolating — now more intense and more individualistic than ever with hyper-scheduled monitoring of children’s every milestone and moment.
People working towards change quickly saw that white fragility’s fury and retribution are as systemic as they are individualistic.
It's the most individualistic of all Western nations.
It is also clear to people from other cultures that Americans can be relatively loud, expect things to be given to them, and are pushy and individualistic.
"It's something that has already had influence over the past few years - the team always looking for him and also the individualistic way that he approaches this situation," Cunha said.
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