arrivisme

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/ˌæ.ɹɪˈvɪzəm/

noun

The state or behaviour of an arriviste.

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Meanings

nounarrivisme (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe state or behaviour of an arriviste.

    This was hardly arrivisme on my part: I was “down” with my fellow American radicals, not conspiring with a bunch of aristos and expats.

    2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 226

Translations

Catalan arribisme
  • arribismethe state or behaviour of an arriviste
French arrivisme
  • arrivismethe state or behaviour of an arriviste
Portuguese arrivismo
  • arrivismothe state or behaviour of an arriviste
Cite this entry
APA

arrivisme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrivisme

MLA

“arrivisme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrivisme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arrivisme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrivisme.

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