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dichotomist

dichotomist

9.6
Seeing things as only two opposite choices with no middle ground
  • adjective
  • /daɪˈkɒtəˌmɪst/
translation icon : dicotómico
  • Her dichotomist thinking made it hard for her to see any middle ground.

Examples

  • Critics argue that a dichotomist perspective oversimplifies complex social issues.

  • The article took a dichotomist approach, presenting only two possible outcomes.

  • Don't be so dichotomist!

  • Her dichotomist view of the world simplifies complex issues.

  • The article took a dichotomist approach, presenting only two possible outcomes.

  • Her dichotomist thinking made it hard for her to see any middle ground.

  • Critics argue that a dichotomist perspective oversimplifies complex social issues.

Synonyms

dichotomous
vsdichotomist
2 9.3

Divided into two different parts or groups

tends to treat things as opposing choices rather than being actually two part

Antonyms

holistic
46 5.8

Considering the whole and how its parts work together

Surface Forms

dichotomist positive

Morphology

dichotomist = dichotomy (transparent) = dichotomy + ist

The meaning is directly derived from 'dichotomy' (division into two) plus the productive suffix '-ist' meaning someone characterized by or practicing a principle.

Etymology

The word dichotomist comes from Greek parts di- 'two' and -tom 'cut', the same root you see in atom. So a dichotomist way of thinking splits things into two opposite parts and leaves little room in the middle.