weightism

weight·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wey-tiz-uh m]
- /ˈweɪ tɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wey-tiz-uh m]
- /ˈweɪ tɪz əm/

Definition of weightism word

noun weightism bias or discrimination against people who are overweight. 1

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Origin of weightism

First appearance:

before 1985

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1985-90

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Parts of speech for Weightism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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weightism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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