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anti-sexism

an·ti-sex·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee sek-siz-uh m]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈsɛk sɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee sek-siz-uh m]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈsɛk sɪz əm/

Definitions of anti-sexism word

  • noun anti-sexism attitudes or behavior based on traditional stereotypes of gender roles. 1
  • noun anti-sexism discrimination or devaluation based on a person's sex or gender, as in restricted job opportunities, especially such discrimination directed against women. 1
  • noun anti-sexism ingrained and institutionalized prejudice against or hatred of women; misogyny. 1

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Origin of anti-sexism

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70; sex + -ism, on the model of racism

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Parts of speech for Anti-sexism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anti-sexism popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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