Gutmensch

== German == === Etymology === gut (“good”) +‎ Mensch (“person”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡuːtˌmɛnʃ/ === Noun === Gutmensch m (weak, genitive Gutmenschen, plural Gutmenschen) (derogatory) do-gooder; person who has a naive and unreflected conviction of their own moral superiority (derogatory, in particular) someone overly concerned with political correctness and related matters; a social justice warrior ==== Usage notes ==== In contrast to the compound Gutmensch, the noun phrase ein guter Mensch means “a good person, someone of moral integrity” in the literal, positive sense. In contemporary German discourse, Gutmensch is most often associated with adherents of the postmaterialist middle-class left, though this is not a property of the word as such. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gutmenschlich gutmenschig Gutmenschentum ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: gutmensch, → goedmens (calque) ==== See also ==== Appendix:GfdS words of the year#2015 === Further reading === “Gutmensch” in Duden online “Gutmensch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache