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Definition bourgeois in British English

bourgeois adjective

adjective
/ˈbʊə(r)ʒwɑː/
1

typical of middle-class people and their attitudes. This word often shows that you dislike people like this, especially because you think they are too interested in money and possessions and in being socially respected

Example

bourgeois notions of good taste

Example

She despised her parents' bourgeois lifestyle.

Synonyms and related words
middle-class bourgeois petit bourgeois
2

belonging to the class of people who are educated and own property, according to Marxist ideas

Synonyms and related words
above your station background beginnings
Definition bourgeois in British English