extremes of wokeness
- noun
- Literature
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extremismos de la conciencia social
- Many students feel that the extremes of wokeness create an environment where diverse opinions are often silenced.
Examples
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The debate focused on how extremes of wokeness affect university policies.
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Some commentators argue that the extremes of wokeness can undermine open discussion.
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She believes the extremes of wokeness distract from practical solutions to social issues.
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The extremes of wokeness can alienate potential allies.
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Critics say the extremes of wokeness stifle free speech.
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The panel discussion highlighted how the extremes of wokeness might lead to division within social movements.
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Activists supporting the extremes of wokeness believe that their approach is necessary to combat systemic injustices.
Synonyms
A set of beliefs and goals about fairness in society that some people call progressive
A strong wish to make big changes and break from tradition
Antonyms
How Woke
Surface Forms
Morphology
extreme + of + wokeness
The phrase is compositionally built: 'extremes' = highest degrees, 'of' = linking preposition, and 'wokeness' = social awareness/activism, so the overall meaning ('the most radical/intense forms of wokeness') is directly derivable from the parts. Note that 'wokeness' is a socio-political slang term that some B1 learners may not know, but given knowledge of that constituent the phrase is transparently predictable.
Etymology
Extremes of wokeness combines extremes (the furthest limits) with wokeness, a word from the phrase 'stay woke' meaning to be 'awake' to social injustice; the picture is of people so alert to issues that they go to the far edge. That's why the phrase is used for very radical or 'excessive' forms of social awareness today.