arrivisme

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæ.ɹɪˈvɪzəm/

Noun

arrivisme (uncountable)

1. (sociology) The state or behaviour of an arriviste.
   • 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 226:

     This was hardly arrivisme on my part: I was “down” with my fellow American radicals, not conspiring with a bunch of aristos and expats.

Translations

the state or behaviour of an arriviste

• Portuguese: arrivismo m

French

Etymology

From arriver +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

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Noun

arrivisme m (plural arrivismes)

1. arrivisme

Further reading

• “arrivisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.