α. 1900s– reactionaryism.
β. 1900s– reactionarism.
reactionaryismn.
/rɪˈakʃn̩(ə)rɪɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /riˈækʃəˌnɛriˌɪz(ə)m/ = reactionism n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [noun]
reaction1792
statu quo-ism1834
retrogradism1849
reactionism1857
misoneism1886
reactionaryism1907
reactionariness1908
Blimpism1937
blimpery1940
immobilism1949
sclerosis1954
society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [noun] > the right > reaction
reactionism1857
reactionaryism1907
reaction1935
1907 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 21 May He is the only conservative of presidential size who isn't tainted with reactionaryism.
1911 J. Galsworthy Patrician i. i. 11 His common sense continually impelled him, against the sort of reactionaryism of which his son Miltoun had so much, to that easier reactionaryism, which..makes what material capital it can out of its enemy, Progress.
1922 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 240 His party had previously been coloured by monarchism and reactionarism.
1965 Listener 4 Nov. 723/1 Reactionaryism, whether in politics or art, is never pleasant to contemplate.
1992 Alternative Press Jan. 4/2 Punk..opened the doors to people of both genders, after the initial cock-rock reactionarism had settled down.
2007 Guardian (Nexis) 3 July 19 It's not shock TV, tabloid TV or propaganda promoting reactionaryism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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