racism
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈreɪsɪzəm/
- Offensive
:
racismo
- Racism can lead to deep divisions within society, causing fear and mistrust among different racial groups.
- fight racism
- racism and discrimination
- racism and prejudice
They did not understand that racism creates complex PTSD.
- They did not understand that racism creates complex PTSD.
- They faced all kinds of racism here, but they came.
- You support racism if you vote for Donald Trump.
- There are still pockets of racism, pockets of homophobia.
- They're they, they're in denial about racism, which is still a thing.
- Think about how blinded these people are by racism and sexism.
- So she knew exactly what racism was about.
- So he's got this discussion about anti racism, right?
- There's nothing worse than experiencing racism like to your face.
- And given the parallels with racism, what do we do?
- We're, we're seeing racism, clear racism, we're seeing injustice.
- Even touching on Trump's obvious racism gets it on you.
- It's the ultimate book on racism, the inferior race.
- It's not racism that's too wide of a term.
- What, so you can say racism and I can't say heritage?
Examples
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There are numerous incidents of racism and violence against Asian American students.
Academic text (1999) -
My mother's right, of course: racism is not just a Southern issue.
Fiction book (1998) -
Do you stand with racism or do you stand against racism?
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I know I have not experienced racism, but you... you have!
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We do it here in America, yes, because racism is all we know.
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I realized I needed to learn more about the role of race and racism in schools.
Academic text (2011) -
And given the parallels with racism, what do we do?
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Her writings gave me permission to acknowledge my own part in racism and to examine my ways of thinking.
Academic text (2011) -
They faced all kinds of racism here, but they came.
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This is all just racism posing as patriotism.
Synonyms
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9.9
The idea that one group is better than others and should control them
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9.3
Belief that some races are better and that others can be treated unfairly
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6.1
A belief or feeling that people of a different race are worse and should be treated unfairly
Antonyms
Compounds
How Racist
- Offensive
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- Offensive
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4.8
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Racism comes from the word race, which once meant a 'family' or 'group', plus the ending -ism, which means a 'belief' or 'system'. So racism is the belief or system that judges people because of their race and often causes unfair treatment.