racism

Noun

Meaning

discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race

the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

racial discrimination racialism nazism anti-semitism discrimination bias sovereignty nationalism segregation bureaucracy prejudice injustice intolerance decadence bigotry
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Antonyms

grace humanity consideration equality affection compassion
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Hypernyms

discrimination bias prejudice favoritism preconception favouritism

Hyponyms

anti-semitism racial profiling antisemitism white supremacy

Related terms

racist antiracist anti-racist racistic

Phrases with the word

existing racism black racism everyday racism fashioned racism larger racism real-life racism

Anagrams

RIMCAS

Examples

Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome. Rosa Parks

I look at an ant and see myself: a native South African, endowed with a strength much greater than my size, so I might cope with the weight of racism that crushes my spirit. Miriam Makeba

Racism is taught in our society... it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics. Alex Haley

We're going to fight racism not with racism, but we're going to fight with solidarity. We say we're not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we're going to fight it with socialism. Fred Hampton

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life. Oprah Winfrey

There is a strange kind of tragic enigma associated with the problem of racism. No one, or almost no one, wishes to see themselves as racist; still racism persists, real and tenacious. Albert Memmi

Close letter words and terms

raciological raciologist raciology racism of low expectations racist racist card