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Oblomov, Oblomoff|ˈɒbləʊmɒf|
The name of a character in Ivan Goncharov's novel ‘Oblomov’ (1855), represented as inactive, weak-willed, and procrastinating: used allusively.
Hence Oblomovism |ɒbˈləʊməʊvɪz(ə)m, ˈɒbləʊməvɪz(ə)m|, conduct resembling that of Oblomov; sluggishness, inertia.
1902Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 29/2 Dobroluboff said of it, ‘..something of Oblomoff is to be found in every one of us’. Peesareff..declared that ‘Oblomoffism’..‘is an illness fostered by the nature of the Slavonic character and the life of Russian society.’ 1924Psyche V. 55 This type of introversion..is known in Russia as ‘Oblomovism’. 1925I. A. Richards Princ. Lit. Crit. vii. 52 Most people in the same day are Bonaparte and Oblomov by turns. 1942Penguin New Writing XII. 62 Thompson had been sinking towards semi-starvation, I to the insidious Oblomovism of the country. 1957A. G. Meyer Leninism ix. 214 Oblomovism—the behavior of Oblomov, pathetic hero of Goncharov's novel of the same name, who prefers to contemplate and discuss the universe, including his own predicament, instead of taking an active part in solving his problems and participating in life. 1970Harper's Mag. Oct. 44 Friends hint there may be a touch of Oblomovism combined with whatever real ills his aging flesh may be heir to. |