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do-gooding

do-gooding

English

Adjective

do-gooding (not comparable)

  1. (derogatory) Advocating or performing a supposed morally superior course of action, even in the face of overwhelming experience or factual evidence that its effect is only irrelevant or harmful.

Noun

do-gooding (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) The actions or attitudes of a do-gooder.