wokeism

American  

[wohk-iz-uhm] / ˈwoʊk ɪz əm /

Sometimes wokism

noun

1. Usually Disparaging. promotion of liberal progressive ideology and policy as an expression of sensitivity to systemic injustices and prejudices.

   She worked for nearly a decade at the university before she finally tired of the influence of wokeism.

   “The only religion allowed around here is wokeism,” he complained.

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Etymology

Origin of wokeism

First recorded in 2021; woke ( def. ) + -ism ( def. )

Example Sentences

The findings, as he chronicled in an essay for the Bulwark, were striking, as the participants “struggled to explain what wokeism is, even in the most general of terms,” he said in an interview.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2023