Meanings
proper noun
- A supposed art movement created as a hoax in 1924 in reaction to an art establishment perceived as overvaluing inferior artworks.
Origin
Apparently an arbitrary invention, perhaps from dis- + umbra + -ation + -ism.
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APA
Disumbrationism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Disumbrationism
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“Disumbrationism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Disumbrationism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Disumbrationism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Disumbrationism.
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