racism
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racism
- /ˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French racisme, equivalent to race + -ism.
noun racisms
- The belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities, and generally that some are superior and others inferior. It is altogether inaccurate to suggest that Europe is being indoctrinated with Fascism or Racism.
- The policies, practices, or systems (e.g. government or political) promoting this belief or promoting the dominance of one or more races over others. Martin Luther King spoke out against racism.
- Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination. For, if racism against non-whites is morally wrong and unjustifiable, then how can racism against whites be morally right and justifiable?
- An act that could be seen as racist, typically relatively harmless and/or unintentional. I might have just done a racism.
- Hatred or prejudice against a race (species) of beings, such as an alien race or the human race.
Similar: ethnicism†, racialism, racism
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: racialism, racial, racially, ethnic, bigotry, colonialism, anti-racist, anti-racism, discrimination, apartheid, xenophobia, race, entrenched, racisme, ethnocentrism, colorism
noun
Similar: ethnicism†, racialism, racism
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noun racial prejudice or discrimination
| Español | racismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인종차별 injongchabyeol, 인종차별주의 injongchabyeoljuui, 레이시즘 reisijeum |
| 日本語 | 人種差別 jinshusabetsu, レイシズム reishizumu |
| 中文 | 種族主義 /种族主义 zhǒngzúzhǔyì, 種族歧視 /种族歧视 zhǒngzúqíshì |
| हिन्दी | जातिवाद jātivād, नस्लभेद naslabhed, रेसिज़म resizam |
| Kiswahili | ubaguzi wa rangi |
| Português | racismo |
| Français | racisme |
| Deutsch | Rassismus |
| Italiano | razzismo |
| Ελληνικά | φυλετισμός fyletismós, ρατσισμός ratsismós |
| Română | rasism |
| Русский | раси́зм rasízm |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ nghĩa phân biệt chủng tộc |
| العربية | عِرْقِيَّة ʕirqiyya, عُنْصُرِيَّة ʕunṣuriyya |
| עברית | גִּזְעָנוּת gizanút |
Talk about this word "racism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/racism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. racism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/racism "racism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/racism.Cite this
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title = {racism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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