Meaning of lonerism | Babel Free

Definitions

A tendency for excessive solitary behavior.

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Examples

“People really do need⟳ people, but the loner does not believe⟳ this. Loners spend⟳ most or all of their time by themselves, like⟳ a person with a “Do Not Disturb” sign⟳ around his or her neck, and become⟳ annoyed or even anxious if they are forced to endure the company of other people. Some of the major causes of lonerism have⟳ already been discussed, as in the case of Roy.”

“Yet even in this personal agonising, I fought shy of anything that smacked of fanatical lonerism.”

“As long as someone who can help⟳ me troubleshoot is within actual or virtual reach⟳ I will be more successful than if I engage⟳ in lonerism, trying to figure⟳ it all out by myself.”

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