opportunism
pronunciation
How to pronounce opportunism in British English:
UK [ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪzəm]
How to pronounce opportunism in American English:
US [ˌɑːpərˈtuːnɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
Word Origin
- opportunism (n.)
- "policy of adopting actions to circumstances while holding goals unchanged," 1870, from opportune + -ism. Compare opportunist.
Example
- 1. It is easy to dismiss this as political opportunism .
- 2. His healthcare initiatives have been similarly motivated by political opportunism .
- 3. But the dpj 's refusal to consider mr fukuda 's proposals smacks of opportunism .
- 4. Because requests to the central government are seldom aired in public , some people suspect mr zhang of opportunism .
- 5. As I stressed , our knavishness comes in the form of opportunism , and hubris .