nimbyism

Definition

The ideology of a nimby.

Etymology

From nimby + -ism.

Example Sentences

• "Are the objections to the airport legitimate or is it just a case of nimbyism?"
• "All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism."
• "And in the case of New York, NIMBYism is ultimately the reason a great global city has become a one-industry town, leaving it unusually vulnerable to pandemic-driven economic dislocations."