sexist
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sexist
- /ˈsɛksɪst/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From sex + -ist, after sexism.
adjective more sexist · most sexist
- Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other. [Sokka (Jack DeSena):] I knew I should've left you home. Leave it to a girl to screw things up. [Katara (Mae Whitman):] You are the most sexist, immature, nutbrained—I'm embarrassed to be related to you!
noun sexists
- A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism. When you argue […] that since fewer women write good poetry this justifies their total exclusion, you are taking a position analogous to that of the racist—I might call you in this case a "sexist"—who says that since so few Negroes have held positions of importance relative to the majority race, the
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: male chauvinist, discriminatory, prejudiced, gender-specific, sexual, gender, stereotypical, gendered, machista, sexualized, invidious, weighted, slanted, tendentious, biased, fair-handed
Translations
Every language
adj unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
| Español | sexista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성차별적 seongchabyeoljeok |
| 日本語 | 性差別的な seisabetsuteki na |
| Português | sexista |
| Français | sexiste |
| Deutsch | sexistisch |
| Italiano | sessista |
| Română | sexist, sexistă |
| Русский | женоненави́стнический ženonenavístničeskij, секси́стский sɛksístskij |
Talk about this word "sexist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sexist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sexist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sexist "sexist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sexist.Cite this
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title = {sexist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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