racism

B2 Topic:Social Issues & Human Rights

US /ˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/ See IPA manual

noun 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.

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1 noun · unfair treatment of people... racial discrimination

More racialism

Word family

Forms racisms

Derived forms anti-racismantiracismchopstickismcryptoracismcyberracismethnoracismgaycismgracismhyperracismlinguicismmetaracismneoracism

Related forms actionadlafrocentrismanti-racistanti-semitismantiracistantisemitismapartheidclannismethnocentrismethnonationalismeugenics

Etymology

Borrowed from French racisme, equivalent to race + -ism.

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Social Issues & Human Rights

# 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

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