hyperindividualism
English
editEtymology
editFrom hyper- + individualism.
Noun
edithyperindividualism (uncountable)
- (sociology) A tendency for people to act in a highly individual way, without regard to society.
- 2008 June 15, Lisa Margonelli, “Tapped Out”, in New York Times[1]:
- As quickly as bottled water became a symbol of healthy hyperindividualism — sort of an iPod for your kidneys — a backlash turned it into the devil’s drink.