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RACISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
Synonyms:
racial discrimination; racialism; racism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("racism" is a kind of...):
discrimination; favoritism; favouritism (unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "racism"):
racial profiling (a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups)
Derivation:
racist (a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("racism" is a kind of...):
bias; preconception; prejudice (a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "racism"):
anti-Semitism; antisemitism (the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people)
white supremacy (the prejudice that members of the white race are superior to members of other races)
Derivation:
racist (a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others)
