defaultism UK /dɪˈfɒl.tɪ.zəm/US /dɪˈfɔl.tɪ.zəm/ noun2 •An approach or situation in which something occurs by default, without being explicitly introduced.Defaultism ¶ The defaultist view is that some conversational implicatures are default inferences—presumptive meanings—that the hearer makes unless given reason not to by the speaker. — 2019 •The often misguided belief that the circumstances surrounding an individual are the default for everyone else.