superheroism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

superhero +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

superheroism (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a superhero.
    • 2009 July 19, Marilyn Stasio, “Death in the Dust Bowl”, in New York Times[1]:
      But it isn’t her feats of superheroism that give the story its chilly sense of reality; it’s her casual acceptance of the almost universal corruption of everyone who lives in her world.