Moralizing (Noun)
Meaning
Indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant moralizing drove me mad".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Her aunt's constant moralizing about the importance of marriage and children made family gatherings unbearable.
- The politician's speech was criticized for its excessive moralizing and lack of concrete policy proposals.
- His friends grew tired of his moralizing about the dangers of social media and how it was ruining society.
- The novel's didactic tone was off-putting, with the author's moralizing interrupting the narrative at every turn.
- The self-help book's moralizing about the importance of positivity and hard work struck some readers as overly simplistic.