racism
/ˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/noun3 syllables
Racism means: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race.
Synonyms for racism3
noun, as in discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
racialism, racial discrimination
What does racism mean?2
noun
1
discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
2
the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Racism in a sentence
- It's important to condemn racism, but that alone isn't enough.CK
- Racism is a social problem, not an individual one.shekitten
- Algeria needs to be united in the face of racism, separatism, and takfirism.Amastan
- It is important to condemn racism, but that alone is not enough.helloroto
- Rather than attack racism, they attack each other for being insufficiently anti-racist.mailohilohi
- Racism is more than just words, beliefs and actions.belkacem77
- Yitzhak wants true peace and justice, not political hypocrisy, racism, and massacres.OsoHombre
- A favorite tool in dealing with blatant racism is blatant ableism.papabear
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of racism
as a noun
- plural
- racisms