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Word entry · 6 letters

racism

Best crossword clue

"Racial prejudice"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/Part of speech nounSorted acimrsStarts with REnds with M1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • It is altogether inaccurate to suggest that Europe is being indoctrinated with Fascism or Racism.
  • He lost his racism when he worked with a black man in Chicago. He lost his homophobia when he was befriended and looked after by his gay neighbors, a doctor and a nurse, in Little Rock.
  • But other kinds of talk and text that are not visible, so called covert racist discourse, may be just as important in reproducing the culturally shared ideas that underpin racism.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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