Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terfism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ter-fism
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The beliefs on trans people held by TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminists).

Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Contemporary TERFism, or trans exclusive radical feminism, extends such arguments to deny the validity of transgender identities."
"The validation always comes after the lifelong internalization of transphobic messages we see constantly promulgated in the mainstream media, the numbing regularity of TERFism being splashed across op-ed pages and uttered by prominent feminists, […]"
"TERFism is clearly unpopular with Zillennials."

Etymology

From TERF + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: TERF
Suffix: -ism

Usage

Questions

What does terfism mean?: The beliefs on trans people held by TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminists).
Where does terfism come from?: From TERF + -ism.

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