cultural appropriation

noun
🔊/ˌkʌltʃərəl əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn/
🔊/ˌkʌltʃərəl əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable] (disapproving)
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  1. the act of copying or using the customs and traditions of a particular group or culture, by somebody from a more dominant (= powerful) group in society
    • The novelist has been accused of cultural appropriation for basing the story on a Navajo legend.这位小说家被指以纳瓦霍人的传奇故事为基础而进行文化上的挪用。