Etymology

privatism

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Today it means: Concern with issues only insofar as they affect one as an individual; self-interest. Full definition →

First used 20th c.
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The story

From private + -ism.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. Concern with issues only insofar as they affect one as an individual; self-interest.

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