Phrase guide

deep adaptation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A concept, agenda, and international social movement to confront societal collapse caused by climate change.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of deep adaptation.

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Usage: alt-of, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Coined by British researcher and academic Jem Bendell in 2018, perhaps modeled after deep ecology etc.