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trolleyology.

An area of philosophy dealing with the kind of moral dilemma typified by the trolley problem of whether to sacrifice one person to save others.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An area of philosophy dealing with the kind of moral dilemma typified by the trolley problem of whether to sacrifice one person to save others.

    humorous · slang · uncountable
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From trolley + -ology.

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