Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neurosexism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neu-ro-sex-ism
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of neuroscientific research to support preexisting ideas about inherent sex differences.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Neurosexism reflects and reinforces cultural beliefs about gender—and it may do so in a particularly powerful way. Dubious “brain facts” about the sexes become part of the cultural lore."

Etymology

From neuro- + sexism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neuro

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does neurosexism mean?: The use of neuroscientific research to support preexisting ideas about inherent sex differences.
Where does neurosexism come from?: From neuro- + sexism.

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