"awokening" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: awokenings [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|woke|awakening|id1=left-wing|t1=holding left-wing views toward social justice}} Blend of woke (“holding left-wing views toward social justice”) + awakening Head templates: {{en-noun}} awokening (plural awokenings)
  1. (usually derogatory) A progressive or leftist political or social movement or attitude, especially toward social justice issues, or the effects of such a movement. Tags: derogatory, usually Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-awokening-en-noun-nmhn0WRX Disambiguation of Politics: 55 45 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. (often capitalized) Media or political discourse displaying or commenting on woke stances toward social justice. Tags: capitalized, often Categories (topical): Media, Politics
    Sense id: en-awokening-en-noun-mHsLEUxt Disambiguation of Media: 4 96 Disambiguation of Politics: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Great Awokening

Inflected forms

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