See Also: resistentialism(dictionary)

resistentialism (iou)



resistentialism noun. M20.
[Joc. blend of Latin res thing(s) + French resister RESIST verb with EXISTENTIALISM.]
A mock philosophy maintaining that inanimate objects are hostile to humans or seek to thwart human endeavours.
resistentialist noun & adjective (a) noun an adherent of the theory of resistentialism; (b) adjective of or pertaining to resistentialism: M20.