Foucauldian

adjective

Fou·​caul·​di·​an fü-ˈkō-dē-ən 

variants or less commonly Foucaultian

fü-ˈkō-ē-ən 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the philosophy of Michel Foucault

Examples of Foucauldian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Much of today’s prison-reform and abolitionist literature rests on the Foucauldian view of incarceration as a distinctly modern cruelty. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above