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subtext
[ suhb-tekst ]
noun
- the underlying or implicit meaning, as of a literary work.
subtext
/ ˈ²õÊŒ²úËŒ³ÙÉ›°ì²õ³Ù /
noun
- an underlying theme in a piece of writing
- a message which is not stated directly but can be inferred
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³Ü²ú·³Ù±ð³æt³Ü·²¹±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
It went well enough, I suppose — if your standards are low and you’re willing to ignore the complicated and sometimes painful subtext.
Like that movie about a girl who befriends a super pig being hunted by meat industry overlords — along with almost all of his other work — Bong is completely uninterested in the concept of subtext.
I shouldn’t read subtext into a cameo Hackman knocked out in two days.
The total lack of subtext makes the film frustrating to watch, even if we know Josh will get his comeuppance.
One of them is that the British “Traitors†surfaces social class as its dominant subtext, whereas Cumming’s game shows American snobbery manifesting in fame, not skill, being a major determinant of worth and worthiness.
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