internalized
/ˌɪntˈɝnəlˌaɪzd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of discriminatory views: held against one's own group, as a result of internalizing them.
verb
Example Sentences
- "internalized homophobia"
- "internalized transphobia"
- "internalized misogyny"
- "Current psychological literature describes internalized racism in reference to many groups, including Native Americans, Asian Americans, indigenous peoples of Mexico, and others who incorporate into their thoughts and behaviors the oppressors' views of them, including negative attitudes, prejudiced beliefs, stereotypes, values, perspectives, and notions of racial superiority."
- "It is also possible that patients who experience life-long self-hatred do so as a result of the recognition of their sexual orientation (Downey & Friedman, 1995). In other words, internalized homophobia, prevalent amont gay and lesbian individuals, can be one of the major contributors to the development or exacerbation of psychological distress even in people with severe personality or character disorders."
- "As scientists, we spend our lives thinking in areas where many females are taught they shouldn't and/or couldn't venture. When women in other lines of work meet us, out come their doubts about their own intelligence. Meet internalized sexism."