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wokeism

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • wōʹkĭzəm
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwəʊkɪzəm/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈwoʊkɪzəm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The purported ideology of wokeness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A woke word or expression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, derogatory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From woke + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ووكية (wūkiya) — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Breton: wokerezh — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Catalan: wokisme — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Dutch: wokisme — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • French: wokisme — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Galician: wokismo — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Georgian: ვოუქიზმი (voukizmi) — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • German: Wokismus — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Italian: wokismo — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Japanese: 覚醒主義 (kakusei-shugi) — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Japanese: ウォキズム (wokizumu) — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Latvian: atjēdzība — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Portuguese: lacração — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Portuguese: wokismo — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Sardinian: wokismu — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Spanish: wokismo — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Turkish: wokeçuluk — the purported ideology of wokeness
  • Yiddish: וואָקיזם (vokizm) — the purported ideology of wokeness