sexism
pronunciation
How to pronounce sexism in British English:
UK [ˈseksɪzəm]
How to pronounce sexism in American English:
US [ˈsɛkˌsɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex
Word Origin
- sexism (n.)
- 1968; see sexist + -ism.
Example
- 1. But poverty , illiteracy , sexism and caste still dominate .
- 2. And one more thing that I want to say is that sexism is still here , it doesn 't dissapeared or something , it 's just updated .
- 3. This is how racism , sexism and any other sort of discrimination work .
- 4. Thus blame feeds the roots of every form of bigotry , sexism and racism .
- 5. And how about overt sexism , anti-semitism and a general selfishness ?