sexism B2 Topic:Social Issues & Human Rights US /ˈsɛksɪzm̩/ See IPA manual Freq #36337 Meanings 1 noun Unfair treatment of people, especially women, because of their sex. Many women still face sexism in the workplace. 2 noun The belief that one sex is naturally better than another. The idea that men are smarter than women is pure sexism. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms antisexismcissexismcrypto-sexismcybersexismethnosexismexorsexismheterosexismintersexismmonosexismneurosexismnonsexismretrosexism Related forms sexsexist Etymology From sex + -ism. Topics Social Issues & Human Rights External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sexism **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛksɪzm̩/ **Frequency rank:** 36337 ## Meanings 1. Unfair treatment of people, especially women, because of their sex. 2. The belief that one sex is naturally better than another. ## Examples - Many women still face sexism in the workplace. - The idea that men are smarter than women is pure sexism. ## Derived Forms - antisexism - cissexism - crypto-sexism - cybersexism - ethnosexism - exorsexism - heterosexism - intersexism - monosexism - neurosexism - nonsexism - retrosexism ## Related Forms - sex - sexist ## Etymology From sex + -ism. ## Topics - Social Issues & Human Rights markdown