benaltrismo

Italian

Etymology

From ben altro (“more important things [that matter]”, literally “well other”) +‎ -ismo (“-ism”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /be.nalˈtri.zmo/, /ˌbɛ.nalˈtri.zmo/
  • Rhymes: -izmo
  • Hyphenation: be‧nal‧trì‧smo

Noun

benaltrismo m (plural benaltrismi)

  1. (usually in the singular) whataboutism (tendency to avoid facing an issue by pointing to other more serious ones)
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