benaltrismo

Italian

Etymology

From ben altro (“much more”).

Noun

benaltrismo m (plural benaltrismi)

  1. The tendency to avoid any attempt to solve a problem by either denying that there is a problem, or by arguing about its causes.
  2. The tendency to discredit any attempt to face a problem by pointing to other supposedly more serious and more important issues; whataboutism.
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