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Actionism¹

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The second sense was used by Theodor W. Adorno.

proper noun

  1. Viennese Actionism, a school of art which started in Vienna, Austria.
  2. The ideology of 1960s Radicals.

actionism²

noun actionisms

  1. An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.
  2. Belief in or advocacy of taking action; activism.

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noun An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change

Françaisactionisme
DeutschAktionismus

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@misc{actionism_2026,
  title = {actionism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/actionism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}