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individualism.

The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪ.dʒu.əˌlɪ.zəm/
  1. The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.

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  2. The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The doctrine that only individual things are real.

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  4. The doctrine that nothing exists but the individual self.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French individualisme, equivalent to individual + -ism.

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