gesellschaftskritisch

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German

Etymology

From Gesellschaft (society) +‎ -s- +‎ kritisch (critical), after Gesellschaftskritik (social criticism). Compare Danish samfundskritisk.

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Adjective

gesellschaftskritisch (strong nominative masculine singular gesellschaftskritischer, comparative gesellschaftskritischer, superlative am gesellschaftskritischsten)

  1. (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?

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