Accismus

Jeevan Sivasubramaniam Posted by Jeevan Sivasubramaniam, Managing Director, Editorial, Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.



accismus (ak-SIZ-muhs) noun: Showing no interest in something while secretly wanting it.
accismus (ak-SIZ-muhs) noun:
Showing no interest in something while secretly wanting it. It's a form of irony where one pretends indifference and refuses something while covertly desiring it.

"Though we really wanted to sign the bigshot author, we played it cool and affected nothing but accismus."