intersectional
/ˌɪn.təɹˈsɛk.ʃə.nl̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to an intersection, especially of multiple forms of discrimination (for example, the intersection of misogyny and racism which affects black women specifically).
adj
Of or relating to intersectionalism or intersectionality.
adj
Encompassing or concerned with multiple different groups or the forms of discrimination they face (for example, inclusive of women of all races and people of color of all genders).
Example Sentences
- "Intersectional discrimination is particularly difficult to identify in contexts where economic, cultural, or social forces quietly shape the background such that women are placed in positions where they are affected by some other system of [discrimination]."
- "The second type consists of intersectional discrimination where the multiple discrimination cannot usefully or effectively be broken down into its component parts. Thus a young black woman may suffer discrimination in a way that an older black woman does not."
- "The tragic incidents of racially motivated rape are sometimes preceded by another manifestation of intersectional oppression, the propagation of explicitly raced and gendered propaganda directed against ethnic women[.]"
- "In the following viewpoint, Taylor Hawk explains intersectional feminism and underscores its importance. Professor and activist Kimberlé Crenshaw invented the term, but it has since become a buzzword with a reach expanding far beyond the […]"
- "Hunter has also been serving as coordinator for Jewish life and intersectional programming at the College of Wooster."
- "“The revolution will be intersectional or it won't be my revolution” (or the more blunt and succinct “The revolution will be intersectional or it will be bullshit”) warn us of the dangers of single-issue/single-marginalization identity."
Etymology
From intersection + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɪn.təɹˈsɛk.ʃə.nl̩/
Inflected Forms
more intersectional (comparative)
most intersectional (superlative)