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conformisme

conformism

noun kohn-for-MEEZ-muh Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Usage Note

Conformisme refers to the tendency to comply with social norms or majority opinion, often used critically. The corresponding adjective is conformiste and the opposite is anticonformisme. In French intellectual discourse the word carries particular weight in discussions of social pressure versus individual freedom.

Examples

"Le conformisme social l'étouffait."

Natural Translation

Social conformism was stifling him.

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