Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudoracism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-racism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Discrimination which is similar to but not necessarily the same as racism, for example because it occurs between castes or between members of the same group.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Senghor's rhetoric and innocent pseudoracism can be irritating. Negritude has at least two dimensions — that of rediscovery and that of political reorientation. […]"
"Under the heading "Somos una sociedad racista" ("We Are a Racist Society") she concludes: "I would like to return to the questions that I raised at the beginning. The theme treated is racism, we do not find another word. It is not pseudoracism or quasiracism.""
"Following years of Euro colonization and/or domination Chicano(a), Asian and African Americans act out racist behaviors. The result is pseudo-racism whereby those lighter-skinned assume the psychological demeanor of a dominant group."

Etymology

From pseudo- + racism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

pseudo-racism (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pseudoracist

Questions

What does pseudoracism mean?: Discrimination which is similar to but not necessarily the same as racism, for example because it occurs between castes or between members of the same group.
Where does pseudoracism come from?: From pseudo- + racism.

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