- /ɪndəˈvɪdʒuəlɪzəm / (say induh'vijoohuhlizuhm)
1. a social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual.
2. the principle or habit of independent thought or action.
3. the pursuit of individual rather than common or collective interests; egoism.
4. individual character; individuality.
5. an individual peculiarity.
a. the doctrine of pure egoism, or that nothing exists but the individual self.
b. the doctrine that nothing is real but individual things.
c. the principle that all actions are determined by, or at least exist for, the benefit of the individual.
Australian English dictionary. 2014.
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