racist attitude
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈreɪsɪst ˈætɪtjuːd/
- Offensive
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actitud racista
- Sue Dowden and John P. Robinson present a powerful and disturbing essay examining age and educational differences with regard to racist attitudes.
Because actions are something that are more tangible that change the world perhaps more than racist attitudes.
- Because actions are something that are more tangible that change the world perhaps more than racist attitudes.
Examples
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In addition, he accused European residents in Gabon of having racist attitudes and the Lebanese community of engaging in corruption.
Academic text (1998) -
It has always been considered an exceptional event to encounter someone who openly expresses racist attitudes.
Blog text (24) -
"Ultimately, the reason such racist attitudes are bad is because they are often linked with far more dangerous racism."
Blog text (32) -
Another individual indicated that racist attitudes influence who is given leadership and how funds are allocated.
Academic text (2000) -
And she says my anger is a response to racist attitudes and to the actions and presumptions that arise out of those attitudes.
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Minority participants felt that the training itself was extremely difficult, and that the additional burden of having to deal with negative or racist attitudes would be overwhelming to the minority candidate.
Academic text (2000) -
In contrast to both the Navy and the Air Force SOF communities, the Army Green Berets and Rangers are widely perceived to be white organizations with racist attitudes.
Academic text (2000) -
In spite of the complex historical factors that have led to unequal development in the north and south of Brazil, overwhelming racist attitudes have attributed lower levels of development to the greater African-Brazilian presence in the northeast.
Academic text (2009) -
Bell expresses concern with the degree of fatalism experienced by many African Americans who, thirty years ago, believed that racial justice could be achieved but who are now faced with the startling realization that racist attitudes and practices remain commonplace.
Academic text (1996) -
Many people are working hard to combat racist attitudes in society and promote equality.
Synonyms
496
3.0
Treating people unfairly because of their race
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4.8
An unfair belief about a person or group formed without good reason
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7.0
An unfair dislike of people from other groups like different races or religions
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9.3
Belief that some races are better and that others can be treated unfairly
Antonyms
How Racist
- Offensive
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9.9
- Offensive
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6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a set of beliefs, feelings, or behaviors characterized by prejudice against people based on their race' is directly and compositionally derived from 'racist' (displaying racial prejudice) combined with 'attitude' (habitual way of thinking). This simple adjective + noun structure is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Racist attitude combines racist (someone who judges or treats people badly because of their race) and attitude (a person's way of thinking). It gives the image of a person's inner stance toward other races, so it means 'prejudice' or 'discrimination' based on race.