Associations to the word «Opportunism»

Wiktionary

OPPORTUNISM, noun. The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.

Dictionary definition

OPPORTUNISM, noun. Taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky