expressionism

Borrowed from French expressionnisme, equivalent to expression +‎ -ism.

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expressionism (countable and uncountable, plural expressionisms)

1. A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences.
2. A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music.

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