Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sanism
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Discrimination and oppression against people who have, or who are labelled or perceived as having, a mental illness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Behaviorists, social scientists, and legal scholars must begin to develop research agendas so as to (1) determine and assess the ultimate impact of sanism, (2) better understand how social science data is manipulated to serve sanist ends, […]"

Etymology

From sane + -ism, by analogy with racism and sexism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sane

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

sanist

Questions

What does sanism mean?: Discrimination and oppression against people who have, or who are labelled or perceived as having, a mental illness.
Where does sanism come from?: From sane + -ism, by analogy with racism and sexism.

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