POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does political incorrectness mean? 

• POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS (noun)
  The noun POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS has 1 sense:

1. the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against

  Familiarity information: POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("political incorrectness" is a kind of...):

incorrectness (lack of conformity to social expectations)

Antonym:

political correctness (avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against)