From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishindividualismin‧di‧vid‧u‧al‧is‧m /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəlɪzəm/ AWL noun [uncountable] 1 INDEPENDENT PERSONthe belief that the rights and freedom of individual people are the most important rights in a society Capitalism encourages competition and individualism.2 INDEPENDENT PERSONthe behaviour or attitude of someone who does things in their own way without being influenced by other people
