Gutmensch

Meaning

1. (derogatory, masculine, weak) do-gooder; person who has a naive and unreflected conviction of their own moral superiority
2. (derogatory, masculine, weak) someone overly concerned with political correctness and related matters; a social justice warrior

Concepts

do-gooder

bleeding heart liberal

Synonyms

Moralprediger

Weltverbesserer

Moralapostel

Naivling

Tugendbold

Sittenwächter

Weltverbesserin

Biedermann

Translations

buonista

bonne volonté

bien-pensant

bienfaiteur

brave homme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡuːtˌmɛnʃ/

Etymology

gut (“good”) + Mensch (“person”)