Meanings
nounactivism (countable and uncountable, plural activisms)
plural activisms
- countableuncountableThe practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.
2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivism
Translations
Arabic نَشَاطِيَّة
- نَشَاطِيَّة (našāṭiyya)practice of using action to achieve a result
Catalan activisme
- activismepractice of using action to achieve a result
Chinese Mandarin 行動主義 /行动主义
- 行動主義 /行动主义 (xíngdòngzhǔyì)practice of using action to achieve a result
Czech aktivismus
- aktivismuspractice of using action to achieve a result
Danish aktivisme
- aktivismepractice of using action to achieve a result
Dutch activisme
- activismepractice of using action to achieve a result
Esperanto aktivismo
- aktivismopractice of using action to achieve a result
Finnish aktivismi
- aktivismipractice of using action to achieve a result
French activisme
- activismepractice of using action to achieve a result
German Aktivismus
- Aktivismuspractice of using action to achieve a result
Greek ακτιβισμός
- ακτιβισμός (aktivismós)practice of using action to achieve a result
Icelandic aktívismi
- aktívismipractice of using action to achieve a result
Indonesian aktivisme
- aktivismepractice of using action to achieve a result
Italian attivismo
- attivismopractice of using action to achieve a result
Māori tūtohetohetanga
- tūtohetohetangapractice of using action to achieve a result
Norwegian Bokmål aktivisme
- aktivismepractice of using action to achieve a result
Polish aktywizm
- aktywizmpractice of using action to achieve a result
Portuguese ativismo
- ativismopractice of using action to achieve a result
Russian акти́вность, активи́зм
- акти́вность (aktívnostʹ)practice of using action to achieve a result
- активи́зм (aktivízm)practice of using action to achieve a result
Spanish activismo
- activismopractice of using action to achieve a result
Swedish aktivism
- aktivismpractice of using action to achieve a result
Turkish eylemcilik, aktivizm
- eylemcilikpractice of using action to achieve a result
- aktivizmpractice of using action to achieve a result
- etkincilikpractice of using action to achieve a result
Ukrainian активі́зм
- активі́зм (aktyvízm)practice of using action to achieve a result
Cite this entry
APA
activism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activism
MLA
“activism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “activism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activism.
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