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opportunism

English

Etymology

From French opportunisme

Noun

opportunism (countable and uncountable, plural opportunisms)

  1. The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.

Related terms

  • opportune
  • opportunist
  • opportunistic
  • opportunity

Translations

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opportunistic

English

Etymology

opportunist +? -ic

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /??p???tu??n?st?k/

Adjective

opportunistic (comparative more opportunistic, superlative most opportunistic)

  1. Taking advantage of situations that arise.
    The danger now isn't so much from the AIDS virus itself as from opportunistic infections.
  2. Taking advantage of situations to advance one's own interests without regard for moral principles.
    You can't trust somebody that opportunistic: he'll stab you in the back the first chance he gets.

Derived terms

  • nonopportunistic
  • opportunistically

Related terms

  • opportunist
  • opportunism
  • opportunity

Translations

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