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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPolitically Incorrect
/pəˈlɪtɪkli ɪnˈkərekt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not conforming to the socially accepted standards of political correctness.
"His remarks were considered politically incorrect and sparked a heated debate." - 2
Expressing ideas or opinions that may offend or marginalize certain groups.
"The comedian's politically incorrect jokes were met with both laughter and outrage."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'politically incorrect' emerged in the late 20th century, primarily in the United States, as a critique of language and policies that are perceived to avoid offending particular groups. It combines 'political', derived from the Greek 'politikos', meaning 'of citizens', and 'incorrect', from Latin 'incorrectus', meaning 'not correct'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Politically Incorrect" is said worldwide
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politiquement incorrect
Transliteration: poli-ti-kə-mɑ̃ ɛ̃-kɔʁɛkt
"Ses commentaires étaient politiquement incorrects."
politisch inkorrekt
Transliteration: poli-tɪʃ ɪnˈkɔʁɛkt
"Seine Bemerkungen waren politisch inkorrekt."
politicamente scorretto
Transliteration: poli-ti-ka-men-te skor-re-tto
"Le sue battute erano politicamente scorrette."
políticamente incorrecto
Transliteration: po-li-ti-ka-men-te in-kor-rek-to
"Sus comentarios fueron políticamente incorrectos."
politicamente incorreto
Transliteration: po-li-ti-ka-men-te in-ko-re-to
"Os comentários dele eram politicamente incorretos."
राजनीतिक रूप से गलत
Transliteration: raajneetik roop se galat
"उसकी टिप्पणियाँ राजनीतिक रूप से गलत थीं।"
政治不正确
Transliteration: zhèngzhì bù zhèngquè
"他的评论被认为是政治不正确的。"
정치적으로 올바르지 않은
Transliteration: jeongchi-jeogeuro olbareuji anheun
"그의 발언은 정치적으로 올바르지 않다고 여겨졌다."
政治的に不適切
Transliteration: seijiteki ni futekisetsu
"彼の発言は政治的に不適切と見なされた。"
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