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outrage culture

outrage culture noun: a pattern of communication designed to provoke outrage.

Noun

outrage culture (uncountable)

  1. A pattern of communication designed to provoke outrage.
    • Meronyms: outrage porn, ragebait
    • In the way that a candidate must drop problematic board positions and investments before running for office, outrage culture demands regular citizens vet their own likes and dislikes to remain in good standing.2015, Mary Katharine Ham, Guy Benson, End of Discussion: How the Left's Outrage Industry Shuts Down Debate, →ISBN

Examples of outrage culture in a sentence

  • But this book is not a piece against political correctness and the outrage culture.2016, Nicolaj Klitbo, Trigger Warnings, →ISBN, page xiii:
  • We move away from outrage culture when we accept that there is no way to win this fight we're all engaged in.2017, Jessa Crispin, Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto, →ISBN:

Questions about outrage culture

What does outrage culture mean?
Outrage culture means a pattern of communication designed to provoke outrage.
How do you use outrage culture in a sentence?
But this book is not a piece against political correctness and the outrage culture.
What part of speech is outrage culture?
Outrage culture is a noun.

Words near outrage culture in the dictionary

  1. outraces
  2. outracing
  3. outrack
  4. outracks
  5. outrage
  6. outrage culture
  7. outrage of modesty
  8. outrage porn
  9. outraged
  10. outragedly
  11. outrageous

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