Conformism

/kənˈfɔːrmɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The practice or tendency to conform to established rules, customs, or beliefs without question or independent thinking.

Etymology

From conform + -ism suffix (indicating a doctrine or practice). This term gained prominence in the 19th century as a critique of uncritical social compliance.

Kelly Says

Conformism is different from conformity—while conformity is just following the rules, conformism is an ideology that values following rules as a good thing in itself, which philosophers argue can stifle creativity and progress.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መሳሰብ
me-sa-seb
ARالعربية
التوافقية
al-tawaf-fi-ya
BNবাংলা
সম্মতি
som-mati
CACatalà
conformisme
kon-form-isme
CSČeština
konformismus
kon-form-ismus
DADansk
conformisme
kon-form-isme
DEDeutsch
Konformismus
kon-for-mi-zus
ELΕλληνικά
συμφωνισμός
si-fon-is-mos
ESEspañol
conformismo
kon-for-mi-smo
FAفارسی
conformism
kon-for-miz-m
FISuomi
conformismi
kon-for-mi-smi
FRFrançais
conformisme
kon-for-mi-sme
GUGU
સમાનતા
sa-maan-ta
HAHA
a cika
a-chi-ka
HEעברית
הסתגלות
his-ta-gal-ut
HIहिन्दी
रूप-अनुकरण
roop-anu-karan
HUMagyar
egyetértés
e-ge-ter-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
konformis
kon-for-mis
IGIG
ihe
i-he
ITItaliano
conformismo
kon-for-mi-smo
JA日本語
服従主義
fukujou-shu-gi
KKKK
сәйкестік
sa-y-kes-tik
KMKM
ស្មារត
s-ma-rat
KO한국어
순응주의
soon-ung-ju-ui
MRMR
रूपांतरण
roop-an-tran
MSBahasa Melayu
konformisme
kon-for-mi-sme
MYမြန်မာ
စည်းလုံး
sy-ne-loung
NLNederlands
conformisme
kon-for-mi-sme
NONorsk
conformisme
kon-form-isme
PAPA
रूपांतरण
roop-an-tran
PLPolski
konformizm
kon-form-izm
PTPortuguês
conformismo
kon-for-mi-smo
RORomână
conformism
kon-for-miz-m
RUРусский
конформизм
kon-for-miz-m
SVSvenska
konformism
kon-form-ism
SWKiswahili
ukwazo
u-kwa-zo
TAதமிழ்
ஒருங்கிணைப்பு
oru-ngi-nai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
సరిపోగా
sa-ri-po-ga
THไทย
อุดมการณ์ยอมรับ
oot-dom-gaan yaom-rap
TLTL
pagkukumpara
pag-ku-kum-para
TRTürkçe
uyumculuk
u-yum-cul-uk
UKУкраїнська
конформізм
kon-form-izm
URاردو
مساوی
mis-a-wi
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa tuân thủ
chu-nghia tuan-thu
YOYO
ijẹ
i-je
ZH中文
从众主义
cong-zhong-zhu-yi
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

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