superheroism

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noun

The state of being a superhero.

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Meanings

nounsuperheroism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being a superhero.

    But it isn’t her feats of superheroism that give the story its chilly sense of reality; it’s her casual acceptance of the almost universal corruption of everyone who lives in her world.

    2009 July 19, Marilyn Stasio, “Death in the Dust Bowl”, in New York Times

Origin

From superhero + -ism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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