busybodyism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɪzibɒdiɪzm̩/ (UK)
Etymology
From busybody + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.
‘The suspicious circumstances which invest him, will be found to tally much better with my hypothesis of romantic busy-bodyism, than with the reasoner's suggestion of guilt.’
1842, Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt: