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genre-bending

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Characterized by subversion of generic tropes or fusion of disparate genres.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2016, January 22. Rebecca Strong, "The Challenges of Marketing a Genre-Bending Novel." Publishers Weekly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The subversion of tropes associated with a particular artistic genre or the synthesis of multiple genres.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 2005, October 7. "Internet the source for the scores", Chicago Tribune. For "Corpse Bride", the idiosyncratic composer has drawn on his affinity for musical genre-bending.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From genre + bending, on the pattern of genderbending.

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