Meaning of false consciousness | Babel Free
Definitions
A faulty understanding of the true character of social processes due to ideology.
Marxism
Equivalents
العربية
وَعْي زَائِف
Deutsch
falsches Bewusstsein
Español
falsa conciencia
日本語
虚偽意識
한국어
허위의식
Русский
ло́жное созна́ние
Examples
“The author is less inclined than Jung to treat freedom as an ideological illusion or false consciousness.”
“If the ugliness in American politics is all, or almost all, about the influence of big money, then working-class voters who support the right are victims of false consciousness.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.