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adventurism Definition

ad·ven·tur·ism (ad ven′c̸hər iz′əm, əd-)

noun

actions or tactics, esp. in politics or international relations, that are regarded as recklessly daring and involving the risk of serious consequences

adventurism Related Forms

ad·ven′·tur·ist noun, adjective ad·ven′·tur·is′·tic adjective

adventurism Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • military: When this is combined with religious fanaticism and military adventurism, a threat is posed to global civilized norms, which we strive for.
  • political: In reality, the British Communist Party rejects only one form of political adventurism for another, more hysterical form.
  • revolutionary: Once we divorce the subjective aspect from the objective, such a philosophy becomes transformed into sheer revolutionary adventurism.