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Meaning of Lügenpresse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

lamestream media

US, derogatory

Examples

When a video of two Donald Trump supporters shouting “Lügenpresse” (lying press) started to circulate Sunday, viewers from Germany soon noted its explosive nature. The defamatory word was most frequently used in Nazi Germany.”
After 1945 West Germans wisely shunned the word. The East Germans were less inhibited: it was now the West German media that became the capitalist and fascist Lügenpresse.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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