racism B2 Topic:Social Issues & Human Rights US /ˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/ See IPA manual Freq #13448 Meanings 1 noun Unfair treatment of people because they belong to a particular race. The team is working hard to fight racism in football. 2 noun The belief that some races of people are better than others. His speech was full of ignorance and racism. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · unfair treatment of people... racial discrimination More racialism Word family Forms racisms Derived forms anti-racismantiracismchopstickismcryptoracismcyberracismethnoracismgaycismgracismhyperracismlinguicismmetaracismneoracism Related forms actionadlafrocentrismanti-racistanti-semitismantiracistantisemitismapartheidclannismethnocentrismethnonationalismeugenics Etymology AI details Borrowed from French racisme, equivalent to race + -ism. Topics Social Issues & Human Rights External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # racism **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/ **Frequency rank:** 13448 ## Meanings 1. Unfair treatment of people because they belong to a particular race. 2. The belief that some races of people are better than others. ## Examples - The team is working hard to fight racism in football. - His speech was full of ignorance and racism. ## Synonyms - racialism ## Derived Forms - anti-racism - antiracism - chopstickism - cryptoracism - cyberracism - ethnoracism - gaycism - gracism - hyperracism - linguicism - metaracism - neoracism ## Related Forms - action - adl - afrocentrism - anti-racist - anti-semitism - antiracist - antisemitism - apartheid - clannism - ethnocentrism - ethnonationalism - eugenics ## Etymology Borrowed from French racisme, equivalent to race + -ism. ## AI Etymology Racism is borrowed from French racisme, equivalent to race + -ism. Modern senses include unfair treatment of people because they belong to a particular race. and the belief that some races of people are better than others.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as anti-racism, antiracism, chopstickism, cryptoracism, cyberracism, and ethnoracism and related forms such as action, adl, afrocentrism, and anti-racist. ## Topics - Social Issues & Human Rights markdown