safetyism
An obsession with keeping people safe from perceived threatsAn obsession with keeping people safe from perceived threats.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An obsession with keeping people safe from perceived threats.
Origin
From safety + -ism. Popularized in the 2018 book The Coddling of the American Mind by GregFrom safety + -ism. Popularized in the 2018 book The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, see quotations.
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