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antiwhite

antiwhite

1 8.4
Showing strong dislike or unfair treatment of white people
  • adjective
  • /ˌæntiˈwaɪt/
  • Slur
: antiblanco
  • Okay, you haven't said that "antiracism is antiwhite" yet, but you are getting there.

Examples

  • The group criticized the antiwhite rhetoric present in the recent debate over immigration.

  • He felt that the antiwhite sentiment in the article was damaging to community relations.

  • Some activists argue that certain policies are actually antiwhite because they promote inequality.

How Prejudiced

racist
  • Offensive
490 5.3
antiwhite
  • Slur
1 8.4
prejudiced
42 5.0
biased
152 4.0
neutral
198 3.6
tolerant
71 3.2

Surface Forms

antiwhite positive

Morphology

antiwhite = white (transparent) = anti + white

The adjective is directly and predictably formed from anti- + white.

Etymology

Antiwhite is built from the prefix anti- meaning 'against' and the word white, which refers to 'white people'. So, as an adjective it describes language or actions that are against or hostile to white people.