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expressionism

(-iz′əm)

noun

an early 20th-cent. movement in art, literature, and drama, characterized by distortion of reality and the use of symbols, stylization, etc. to give objective expression to inner experience

Related Forms:

expressionist adjective, noun
expressionistic adjective
expressionistically adverb

See expressionism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A movement in the arts during the early part of the 20th century that emphasized subjective expression of the artist's inner experiences.

Related Forms:

ex·presˈsion·ist noun

ex·presˌsion·isˈtic adjective

ex·presˌsion·isˈti·cal·ly adverb

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