sexism
/ˈsɛksɪzm̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The belief that people of one sex (or gender) are inherently different from those of another sex, and generally that one sex is superior to others.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Discrimination against, or different treatment of, people on the basis of sex or gender, including the expectation that people should adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex; (in particular, especially) discrimination against women.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The notion that either gender is superior is sexism."
- "Beyond the glaring sexism inherent in suggesting that women's brains are so different from men's that they can't think properly, Musk lending credence to this dogshit hypothesis is incredibly goofy given that he and his audience of supposedly "high-T" men seem far more likely to fall in line with the sort of groupthink the original post references in such pseudo-phrenological terms."
- "The fact that there is only one woman in a management position in that company makes it easy to believe that sexism runs rampant there."
- "The sexism of making and promoting violent films for men and romantic comedies for women."
- "Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities."
Etymology
Etymology tree English sex Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English sexism From sex + -ism.