greenwashing
The practice by people, organizations and states of presenting themselves as…The practice by people, organizations and states of presenting themselves as environmentally-friendly and progressive in order to disguise or divert attention away from their actual environmentally damaging behavior.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The practice by people, organizations and states of presenting themselves as environmentally-friendly and progressive in order to disguise or divert attention away from their actual environmentally damaging behavior.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Blend of green + whitewashing (or green + -wash + -ing).Blend of green + whitewashing (or green + -wash + -ing).
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Forms
plural: greenwashings| Singular | greenwashing |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedgreenhushing
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable