CAREERISM

careerism

(noun) the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

careerism (usually uncountable, plural careerisms)

The overwhelming desire or urge to advance one's own career or social status, usually at the expense of other personal interests or social growth.

(chiefly, US) The perception that being a member of the military is a career, rather than an obligation to serve one's country.

Anagrams

• recamiers, screamier

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 November 2024

POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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