gesellschaftskritisch
German
Etymology
From Gesellschaft (“society”) + -s- + kritisch (“critical”), after Gesellschaftskritik (“social criticism”). Compare Danish samfundskritisk.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
gesellschaftskritisch (strong nominative masculine singular gesellschaftskritischer, comparative gesellschaftskritischer, superlative am gesellschaftskritischsten)
- (art, journalism, sciences) sociocritical; critical of society or some aspect thereof; political; advancing for reform
- Synonym: sozialkritisch
- Warum müssen deutsche Krimifilme immer so anstrengend gesellschaftskritisch sein?
- Why do German mystery films always have to be tediously sociocritical?
Related terms
- Gesellschaftskritik
Further reading
- “gesellschaftskritisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “gesellschaftskritisch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “gesellschaftskritisch” in Duden online
- “gesellschaftskritisch” in OpenThesaurus.de
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