English Explanatory Dictionary

awokening

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A progressive or leftist political or social movement or attitude, especially toward social justice issues, or the effects of such a movement.
  2. Media or political discourse displaying or commenting on woke stances toward social justice.

Word forms

awokening awokenings

Etymology

Blend of woke (“holding left-wing views toward social justice”) + awakening, influenced by Great Awakening, any of several periods of religious revival in the United States. Attested from the 2010s.

Derived words

Great Awokening
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