created sense approved 平庸之恶/平庸之惡 · píngyōngzhī'è · banality of evil — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
平庸之恶 / 平庸之惡
píngyōngzhī'è
banality of evil
The concept of banal evil, specifically the participation of ordinary people in atrocities through unthinking obedience to authority.
平庸 (literal) → 平庸 · píngyōng · mediocre 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 恶 (literal) → 恶/惡 · è · evil
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