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fomentar la pasividad

/foˈmentaɾ la pasiˈβiðað/
phrase★Intermediate— to encourage passivity
formal

To promote or encourage a passive attitude or behavior, often by discouraging active participation or critical thinking.

La cultura corporativa fomenta la pasividad al premiar la obediencia sobre la innovación.

Corporate culture encourages passivity by rewarding obedience over innovation.

Los medios de comunicación pueden fomentar la pasividad al presentar información de manera simplista.

Media can encourage passivity by presenting information in a simplistic manner.

💡

This phrase is often used in social, educational, or political contexts to criticize systems or structures that discourage active engagement.

Collocations

fomentar la pasividad socialto encourage social passivityfomentar la pasividad políticato encourage political passivity

Synonyms

promover la pasividadincentivar la inacciónalentar la indiferencia

Antonyms

fomentar la participaciónpromover la acciónincentivar el pensamiento crítico

Related Phrases

promover la conformidadphrase
to promote conformity
alentar la apatíaphrase
to encourage apathy

💡Pro Tip

Contextual Use

This phrase is often used in discussions about education, media, or political systems to critique passive behaviors.

📖Word Origin

Derived from the verb 'fomentar' (to promote or encourage) and the noun 'pasividad' (passivity). The phrase combines these to describe the act of encouraging a passive state.

📝Usage Notes

This phrase is often used in critical or analytical contexts to describe systems, policies, or behaviors that discourage active engagement or critical thinking.

Word Breakdown

fomentar
to promote or encourage
verb
+
la pasividad
passivity
noun
Diccionario Español-Inglés

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