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gesellschaftskritisch

German, adjective[ɡəˈzɛlʃaft͡sˌkʁiːtɪʃ]

gesellschaftskritisch is a German adjective meaning “sociocritical; critical of society or some aspect thereof; political; advancing for reform” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Gesellschaft gegenüber kritisch eingestellt, Gesellschaftskritik übend”.

What does gesellschaftskritisch mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    sociocritical; critical of society or some aspect thereof; political; advancing for reform

    Warum müssen deutsche Krimifilme immer so anstrengend gesellschaftskritisch sein?

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. der Gesellschaft gegenüber kritisch eingestellt, Gesellschaftskritik übend

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of gesellschaftskritisch

  • gesellschaftskritischer masculine nominative singular
  • am gesellschaftskritischsten superlative
  • gesellschaftskritische positive nominative strong
  • gesellschaftskritisches positive nominative strong
  • gesellschaftskritischen positive genitive strong
  • gesellschaftskritischem positive dative strong

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce gesellschaftskritisch?

  • [ɡəˈzɛlʃaft͡sˌkʁiːtɪʃ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is gesellschaftskritisch in German?

gesellschaftskritisch appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).