bothsiderism

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UK/bəʊθˈsaɪ.də.rɪ.zəm/US/boʊθˈsaɪ.dər.ɪ.zəm/

noun

Bothsidesism.

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Meanings

nounbothsiderism (uncountable)

alternative both-siderism · alternative both siderism

  1. uncountableBothsidesism.

    After the Capitol protest, this instinctive “bothsiderism” has become genuinely dangerous.

    2021 January 12, Jeff Sparrow, “Australian conservatives go to extraordinary lengths to deny the reality of rightwing extremism”, in The Guardian

Origin

From both side + -er + -ism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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