First Known Use: 1968
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sexism
noun sex·ism \ˈsek-ˌsi-zəm\
: unfair treatment of people because of their sex; especially : unfair treatment of women
Full Definition of SEXISM
1
: prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially : discrimination against women
2
: behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex
— sex·ist \ˈsek-sist\ adjective or noun
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Origin of SEXISM
1sex + -ism (as in racism)
Rhymes with SEXISM
abysm, ageism, autism, baalism, baptism, Birchism, bossism, bruxism, Buddhism, casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism, classism, cubism, cultism, czarism, deism, dwarfism, faddism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism, Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism, leftism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism, Marxism, monism, mutism, Nazism, nudism, Orphism, priggism, purism, Ramism, rightism, sadism, Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Thomism, tourism, tropism, truism, Turkism, verism, Whiggism, Yahwism
SEXISM Defined for Kids
sexism
noun sex·ism \ˈsek-ˌsi-zəm\
Definition of SEXISM for Kids
: distinction and especially unjust distinction based on gender and made against one person or group (as women) in favor of another
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