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PRONUNCIATION OF POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS

political incorrectness  [pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnkəˈrɛktnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Political incorrectness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Political correctness

Political correctness is a term that refers to enforced language, ideas, or policies that address perceived discrimination against political, social or economical groups. These groups most prominently include those defined by gender, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and disability. Historically, the term was a colloquialism used in the early-to-mid 20th century by Communists and Socialists in political debates, referring pejoratively to the Communist "party line", which provided for "correct" positions on many matters of politics. The term was adopted in the later 20th century by the New Left, applied with a certain humour to condemn sexist or racist conduct as "not politically correct". By the early 1990s, the term was adopted by US conservatives as a pejorative term for all manner of attempts to promote multiculturalism and identity politics, particularly, attempts to introduce new terms that sought to leave behind discriminatory baggage ostensibly attached to older ones, and conversely, to try to make older ones taboo.

Definition of political incorrectness in the English dictionary

The definition of political incorrectness in the dictionary is political incorrectness is the attitude or policy shown by someone who does not care if they offend or upset any group of people in society who have a disadvantage, or who have been treated differently because of their sex, race, or disability.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS


appropriateness
əˈprəʊprɪɪtnɪs
brightness
ˈbraɪtnɪs
compactness
kəmˈpæktnɪs
completeness
kəmˈpliːtnɪs
correctness
kəˈrɛktnɪs
directness
daɪˈrɛktnɪs
eyewitness
ˈaɪˌwɪtnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
greatness
ˈɡreɪtnɪs
hotness
ˈhɒtnɪs
indirectness
ˌɪndɪˈrektnɪs
lightness
ˈlaɪtnɪs
robustness
rəʊˈbʌstnɪs
shortness
ˈʃɔːtnɪs
softness
ˈsɒftnɪs
strictness
ˈstrɪktnɪs
succinctness
səkˈsɪŋktnɪs
tightness
ˈtaɪtnɪs
unperfectness
ʌnˈpɜːfɪktnɪs
witness
ˈwɪtnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS

political
political action committee
political asylum
political commissar
political convention
political correctness
political economy
political football
political geography
political party
political prisoner
political science
political scientist
politicalise
politicalize
politically
politically correct
politically incorrect
politically motivated
politically-minded

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS

adeptness
aptness
aquafitness
bear witness
bluntness
business
deftness
expert witness
flatness
incorrectness
inertness
physical fitness
pleasantness
political correctness
promptness
quietness
sweetness
tartness
unfitness
vastness
wetness

Synonyms and antonyms of political incorrectness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «political incorrectness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS

Find out the translation of political incorrectness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of political incorrectness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «political incorrectness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

政治不正确
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incorrección política
570 millions of speakers

English

political incorrectness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राजनीतिक अशुद्धता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخطأ السياسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

политическая некорректность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incorreção política
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাজনৈতিক ভূগোল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

politiquement incorrect
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Geografi politik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

politische Unkorrekt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

政治的に正しくないこと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정치 부정확성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Geografi politik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

incorrectness chính trị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரசியல் புவியியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राजकीय भूगोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Siyasi coğrafya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scorrettezza politica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepoprawność polityczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

політична некоректність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

incorectitudine politică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολιτική ανακρίβειας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

politieke korrektheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

politisk felaktig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

politisk incorrectness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of political incorrectness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS»

The term «political incorrectness» is normally little used and occupies the 128.907 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «political incorrectness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «political incorrectness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about political incorrectness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS»

Discover the use of political incorrectness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to political incorrectness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Concepts of a Black Conservative
Blacks need to take pride in their true Black heritage and love their blackness. Miller hopes that this literary will jolt those Blacks who read it into some proactive thinking in order to better their situation.
Connie A. Miller Sr., 2012
2
The Sopranos
In this respect, it probably is important that The Sopranos offer stereotypes of Italians: the show can thereby engage in political incorrectness for liberals who want both to feel above such attitudes and to find relief in a context in which they are ...
Dana Polan, 2009
3
Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series
1991 Times 4 July 19/1 Despising the republic as they do, these champions of ' political correctness' are presumably scowling today. political incorrectness orig U.S., language, behaviour, etc., which is not politically correct; failure or reluctance ...
J. A. Simpson, Michael Proffitt, E. S. C. Weiner, 1997
4
Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology
Political Incorrectness Several noted professionals, celebrities, and public figures have had their careers ruined by pejorative slips of the tongue regarding cultural groups. Either as an ethnic joke overheard, slang use of a name, or stereotypic ...
Neil J. Salkind, 2008
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Ten Vital Lessons for Good Business
We have clearly seen how dangerous it is when a senior manager has political incorrectness on her side. Sometimes, however, it is not easy to know that political incorrectness has infected your organization. One clear sign of political ...
Harvey B. Cabrera, 2007
6
Defining Cult Movies: The Cultural Politics of Oppositional ...
celebration of the kind of laddish political incorrectness made famous in the 1990s by publications such as Loaded and described here by Suzanne Franks: As feminism went mainstream, its subtle presence pervaded every ad campaign,  ...
Mark Jancovich, 2003
7
Common Sense Will Not Be Tolerated!: A Pocket-Guide to ...
If these sound familiar, then Common Sense Will NOT Be Tolerated! is for you! The author discusses how "Political Correctness" is becoming the new norm, even though the majority of Americans feel the opposite way.
Allen Cooper, 2012
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Intimidation by Political Correctness: A Distinctively ...
The mass media is not about to charge itself with political incorrectness. Once a man is charged with political incorrectness by the media, the group that has taken offense will threaten to boycott or some like action, until they get the punishment ...
J. W. Brasher, 2010
9
Bad Girls: Cultural Politics and Media Representations of ...
A third and final element of the postfeminist smokescreen is the aesthetic of political incorrectness. The rhetorical and aesthetic style of postfeminist playfulness is irony, the irony born out of the postmodern fracturing of the grand narratives: the ...
Leah R. Vande Berg, Sarah R. Stein, 2007
10
Visually Speaking: Radio And The Renaissance Of Preaching
Soaries, 'Political Incorrectness', a radio message for Love WAEC AM 86, Atlanta, Georgia, 3 April 1994. He goes on to assert that you should be 'politically incorrect so you can be right with God'. Political incorrectness in this instance means ...
Jolyon P. Mitchell, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term political incorrectness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Letter: Comedian Breuer crossed the line
... humour in his sick performance. I am certainly not one who finds discomfort in political incorrectness, but this “act” was way over the line. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Don't blame Katz: DCF can't remediate welfare policy's mess
While government in Connecticut refuses to examine this phenomenon, lest it risk political incorrectness, it wasn't caused by something in the ... «Journal Inquirer, Jul 15»
3
Letters: Don't repeat past mistakes
In today's climate of suicide by political incorrectness, how could that be? Then it dawned on me: He expressed an honest opinion. I don't mean ... «Pensacola News Journal, Jul 15»
4
The Media is Pushing a Strange Gamergate Conspiracy Theory …
... critics angrier and the new generation doesn't review movies, it spawns social justice memes critiquing political incorrectness in movies. «FrontPage Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Capital Fringe 2015: From 'Winter's Tale' to a zookeeper's notes
Yet Burgos's creation rises above its own political incorrectness -- a tribute to Burgos's writing and performing talents. A flashback in which he ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
In a small town in Washington state, pride and shame over atomic …
For some, Richland High's mascot embodies political incorrectness: a symbol that glorifies destruction and the deaths of innocents, a mark of ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
7
Avenue Q review: Sesame Street for grown ups
The singing was spot on, the choreography was extremely clever and there is a copious amount of political incorrectness – what more could ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
8
7 things to do in Gloucestershire this week
... mischief, bad behaviour and political incorrectness) this hugely entertaining show is hitting the stage in Cheltenham every night this week. «Gloucester Citizen, Jul 15»
9
Give me that new-time religion: Leftism
Eich violated the canons of political correctness. And political incorrectness is just another term for heresy. Like many ancient religions, the new ... «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»
10
Review: Lab Theater's 'I'll Eat You Last' is delicious
... Knapp's performance, she does it with plenty of charm, irreverent attitude and a well-slung arsenal of f-bombs and political incorrectness. «The News-Press, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Political incorrectness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/political-incorrectness>. Apr 2024 ».
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