hollow american dream

language: en

definitions

  1. The concept that the traditional promise of upward mobility, social advancement, and prosperity in the United States is an illusion, unfulfilled, or increasingly unattainable for many due to systemic inequalities or economic shifts.
    en: The concept that the traditional promise of upward mobility, social advancement, and prosperity in the United States is an illusion, unfulfilled, or increasingly unattainable for many due to systemic inequalities or economic shifts.
  2. A state of achieving material wealth, consumerist success, and social status while experiencing a profound lack of spiritual, emotional, or personal fulfillment.
    en: A state of achieving material wealth, consumerist success, and social status while experiencing a profound lack of spiritual, emotional, or personal fulfillment.

examples

  1. Many young people feel they are chasing a hollow American dream that is increasingly out of reach.

    Many young people feel they are chasing a hollow American dream that is increasingly out of reach.

  2. He realized he had achieved the hollow American dream: a big house and a luxury car, but no real happiness.

    He realized he had achieved the hollow American dream: a big house and a luxury car, but no real happiness.