diagonalism
The coming together of antagonistic groups around one issue on which they find common…The coming together of antagonistic groups around one issue on which they find common ground, for instance the rejection of vaccination.
Meaning
1 senses(uncommon, uncountable)The coming together of antagonistic groups around one issue on which they find common ground, for instance the rejection of vaccination.
Origin
From diagonal + -ism, based on German Querdenken (literally “diagonal thinking”). Coined bFrom diagonal + -ism, based on German Querdenken (literally “diagonal thinking”). Coined by Canadian historian and professor Quinn Slobodian and political scientist William Callison in the context of the German Querdenker (“anti-vaxx”) movement during the COVID-19 pandemic, see quotations.
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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