Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethnomasochism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eth-no-masochism
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Self-loathing on the grounds of one's own race or ethnicity.

Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The TV channel Arte, funded by German and French taxpayers, promotes a culture of guilt, ethnomasochism and is infatuated with extreme left-wing causes when it comes to cultural and society-related issues."
"We also need to do away with stupid theories of 'colonial and postcolonial exploitation' of poor states. We have had enough ethnomasochism. We keep hearing that they are 'great civilisations'. Let them prove it!"
"Apparently it was not enough to be subjected to endless lectures of ethnomasochism inducing propaganda from hostile professors and naive elementary educators, hammering home the notion since kindergarten that his ancestors were evil […]"

Etymology

From ethno- + masochism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ethno

Usage

Questions

What does ethnomasochism mean?: Self-loathing on the grounds of one's own race or ethnicity.
Where does ethnomasochism come from?: From ethno- + masochism.

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