# situationism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A school of thought which holds that personality is more influenced by external factors than by internal traits or motivations.
2. A mid-20th-century offshoot of Marxism, influenced by avant-garde art movements.

## Etymology
From situation + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/situationism