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Quixotism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Quixotism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior

2

That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
idealism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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