class feeling
- noun
- Formal
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sentimiento de clase
- Political leaders sometimes exploit class feeling to gain support from disadvantaged groups.
Examples
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There was a strong sense of class feeling among the factory workers during the strike.
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Literature often explores how class feeling shapes relationships between characters from different backgrounds.
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The class feeling among the workers was palpable during the strike.
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Many people experience a strong class feeling when discussing wealth inequality.
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The workers often expressed a strong class feeling during the strikes against management.
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There is a noticeable class feeling among the wealthier residents who look down on the less affluent neighborhoods.
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His comments reflected a deep class feeling that resonated with many struggling families.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'class' (a social/economic group) combined with 'feeling' (an emotional reaction) yields the meaning 'emotions associated with or directed between social classes.' This noun‑noun combination is predictable and cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Class feeling may come from the simple image of people in the same class sharing the same feeling, for example factory workers who feel anger or unity toward richer groups. That's why it now means 'feelings of envy, resentment, or solidarity' between social classes.
