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- pronunciation:
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- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the opinion or belief that a particular race of people is better than another race or races.
Laws that allowed some immigrants into the country and not others were influenced by racism. |
| definition 2: |
unfair treatment of people based on the opinion that one race, typically the race with more wealth and power, is better than another race or races. Racism exists all over the world and takes different forms.
The civil rights movement fought to end racism in America, but racism has continued. |
| related words: |
discrimination, prejudice |
The word racism
contains the following parts:
-ism2
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means doctrine, belief, theory
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ism2 has the same origin as -ism1 but attaches to bases of diverse origins to form nouns denoting doctrines, beliefs, or theories. In the growing group of words modeled on the word "racism
," -ism
means "bias based on," as in "sexism" and "ageism
." The majority of nouns ending in -ism2 have a corresponding adjective and noun form ending in -ist.
Example words:
-ist
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means person who does or believes in
More about this word part:
Many words ending in -ist
have a corresponding abstract noun form ending in -ism, and many have a corresponding adjective form ending in -ic (realistic, artistic).
Example words:
activist, artist, biologist, Buddhist, chemist, communist, cyclist, dentist, economist, journalist, physicist, racist, scientist, sexist, socialist
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