conspiracism

C3O1N1S1P3I1R1A1C3I1S1M3

noun

A worldview that centrally places conspiracy theories in the unfolding of history.

Scrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounconspiracism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA worldview that centrally places conspiracy theories in the unfolding of history.

    Antielite conspiracism has deep roots in U.S. political culture.

    2000, Chip Berlet, Matthew Nemiroff Lyons, Right-wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort, →ISBN, page 10
    1 more example

    [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.] has leaned into a medical conspiracism[.]

    2024 November 18, Simon Montlake, “Nomination of RFK Jr. reflects a broader shake-up in the politics of health”, in The Christian Science Monitor

Origin

From conspiracy + -ism.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French conspirationnisme, complotisme
  • conspirationnismeTranslations
  • complotismeTranslations
Italian cospirazionismo, complottismo
  • cospirazionismoTranslations
  • complottismoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: conspiracism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.