social commentary

noun

The expression of one's point of view or feelings towards society, usually through literature.

“Satire is often employed in social commentary.”

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Meanings

nounsocial commentary (countable and uncountable, plural social commentaries)

plural social commentaries

  1. countableuncountableThe expression of one's point of view or feelings towards society, usually through literature.

    Satire is often employed in social commentary.

    1 more example

    Since the release of his 2014 debut album ‘Everybody Down’, Kae Tempest has consistently provided some of the UK’s most incisive, sharp-tongued social commentary.

    2025 July 3, Fred Garratt-Stanley, “Kae Tempest – ‘Self Titled’ review: an inspiring reflection on identity and self-discovery”, in NME
  2. countableuncountableA work of this kind.

    Nineteen Eighty-Four is the best known of Orwell's social commentaries.

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APA

social commentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20commentary

MLA

“social commentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20commentary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “social commentary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20commentary.

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