retreatismn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtriːtɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/rəˈtridɪz(ə)m/,

/riˈtridɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retreat n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < retreat n. + -ism suffix. Compare retreatist n., retreatist adj.

1. Withdrawal, esp. from society; (Sociology) the abandonment or rejection of culturally approved goals and the institutionalized means of attaining them, induced by a perceived inability to achieve those goals.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [noun] > retiring or withdrawn disposition > retreatism

retreatism1920

1920 Dial Apr. 499 Without their [sc. the people of the Dark Ages'] Christianity, we have their Christian retreatism.

1937 R. B. Heilman Amer. in Eng. Fiction ix. 294 The last gasps of what originally must have been sincere idealism are marked by sentimentality, lushness, the pretentiousness of futility, self-pitying retreatism.

1949 R. K. Merton Social Theory ii. iv. 142 Retreatism..is thus an expedient which arises from continued failure to near the goal by legitimate measures and from an inability to use the illegitimate route because of internalized prohibitions.

1963 T. Morris & P. Morris Pentonville vii. 173 Retreatism in prison is comparatively rare, and can be identified with either an extreme manifestation of institutional neurosis..or with various stages of mental illness.

1970 New Society 31 Dec. 1158/2 Thus, men like Roy..would still maintain that the only rational solution was retreatism.

1999 M. Duneier Sidewalk (2001) i. 62 The ‘Fuck it!’ mentality is a kind of retreatism with pervasive effects on a person's life.

2. Advocacy of a policy of (typically military) retreat; a policy characterized by the advocacy of retreat.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [noun] > policies and theories

frightfulness1914

Schrecklichkeit1917

scorched earth1937

retreatism1942

1942 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 7 Mar. 6/1 Australia's deprecation of the ‘Maginot mentality’ and ‘retreatism’.

1951 Times 24 Feb. 7/3 General Eisenhower returned to Europe this week bringing assurance that his country has rejected the ‘retreatism’ advocated by Mr. Herbert Hoover and supported by Senator Taft.

1976 J. Rowan Ordinary Ecstasy ii. 25 If we see everything as perfect as it is, we may be inclined to quietism and retreatism in political terms.

2002 R. Mackay Half Battle ii. 79 A preference for staying in the Underground at night did not necessarily signify retreatism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retreatism
释义	retreatismn. Brit. /rᵻˈtriːtɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /rəˈtridɪz(ə)m/, /riˈtridɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retreat n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < retreat n. + -ism suffix. Compare retreatist n., retreatist adj. 1. Withdrawal, esp. from society; (Sociology) the abandonment or rejection of culturally approved goals and the institutionalized means of attaining them, induced by a perceived inability to achieve those goals. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [noun] > retiring or withdrawn disposition > retreatism retreatism1920 1920 Dial Apr. 499 Without their [sc. the people of the Dark Ages'] Christianity, we have their Christian retreatism. 1937 R. B. Heilman Amer. in Eng. Fiction ix. 294 The last gasps of what originally must have been sincere idealism are marked by sentimentality, lushness, the pretentiousness of futility, self-pitying retreatism. 1949 R. K. Merton Social Theory ii. iv. 142 Retreatism..is thus an expedient which arises from continued failure to near the goal by legitimate measures and from an inability to use the illegitimate route because of internalized prohibitions. 1963 T. Morris & P. Morris Pentonville vii. 173 Retreatism in prison is comparatively rare, and can be identified with either an extreme manifestation of institutional neurosis..or with various stages of mental illness. 1970 New Society 31 Dec. 1158/2 Thus, men like Roy..would still maintain that the only rational solution was retreatism. 1999 M. Duneier Sidewalk (2001) i. 62 The ‘Fuck it!’ mentality is a kind of retreatism with pervasive effects on a person's life. 2. Advocacy of a policy of (typically military) retreat; a policy characterized by the advocacy of retreat. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [noun] > policies and theories frightfulness1914 Schrecklichkeit1917 scorched earth1937 retreatism1942 1942 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 7 Mar. 6/1 Australia's deprecation of the ‘Maginot mentality’ and ‘retreatism’. 1951 Times 24 Feb. 7/3 General Eisenhower returned to Europe this week bringing assurance that his country has rejected the ‘retreatism’ advocated by Mr. Herbert Hoover and supported by Senator Taft. 1976 J. Rowan Ordinary Ecstasy ii. 25 If we see everything as perfect as it is, we may be inclined to quietism and retreatism in political terms. 2002 R. Mackay Half Battle ii. 79 A preference for staying in the Underground at night did not necessarily signify retreatism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920
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