sexism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛksɪzm̩/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English sex Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English sexism From sex + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The belief that people of one sex (or gender) are inherently different from those of another sex, and generally that one sex is superior to others.
The notion that either gender is superior is sexism.
Beyond the glaring sexism inherent in suggesting that women's brains are so different from men's that they can't think properly, Musk lending credence to this dogshit hypothesis is incredibly goofy given that he and his audience of supposedly "high-T" men seem far more likely to fall in line with the sort of groupthink the original post references in such pseudo-phrenological terms.
2024 September 3, Noor Al-Sibai, “Elon Musk Suggests That Government Should Be Replaced by Dudes With High Testosterone”, in The Byte:
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(countable, uncountable) Discrimination against, or different treatment of, people on the basis of sex or gender, including the expectation that people should adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex; (in particular, especially) discrimination against women.
The fact that there is only one woman in a management position in that company makes it easy to believe that sexism runs rampant there.
The sexism of making and promoting violent films for men and romantic comedies for women.
Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities.
2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sexisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
misogyny · ableism · heterosexism · ageism · misandry · racism · bigotry · enbyphobia · homophobia · chauvinism · transphobia · discrimination · genderism · religionism
Deriveds
cybersexism · nonsexism · cissexism · heterosexism · crypto-sexism · monosexism · neurosexism · exorsexism · intersexism · ethnosexism · antisexism · retrosexism · reverse sexism
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
misandry · genderphobia · misogynoir · misogyny · androphobia · transmisogyny · gynophobia · transmisandry · intersexphobia
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (51)
fr sexisme (discrimination based on sex or gender) · cs sexizmus (discrimination based on sex or gender) · hi लिंगवाद (discrimination based on sex or gender) · hy սեքսիզմ (discrimination based on sex or gender) · cmn 性別歧視 /性别歧视 (discrimination based on sex or gender) · sv sexism (discrimination based on sex or gender) · ka სექსიზმი (discrimination based on sex or gender) · et seksism (discrimination based on sex or gender) · ca sexisme (discrimination based on sex or gender) · be сэксі́зм (discrimination based on sex or gender) · fy seksisme (discrimination based on sex or gender) · th ลัทธิกีดกันทางเพศ (discrimination based on sex or gender) · io sexuismo (discrimination based on sex or gender) · nrf sexisme (discrimination based on sex or gender) · ro sexism (discrimination based on sex or gender) · fa جنسیتگرایی (discrimination based on sex or gender) · he אַפְלָיָה מִינִית (discrimination based on sex or gender) · ga gnéasaíochas (discrimination based on sex or gender) · el σεξισμός (discrimination based on sex or gender) · sl seksizem (discrimination based on sex or gender) · ru секси́зм (discrimination based on sex or gender) · mk секси́зам (discrimination based on sex or gender) · ko 성차별 (discrimination based on sex or gender) · nl seksisme (discrimination based on sex or gender) · hu szexizmus (discrimination based on sex or gender) · cs sexismus (discrimination based on sex or gender) · is kynjamismunun (discrimination based on sex or gender) · sh сексизам (discrimination based on sex or gender) · uk секси́зм (discrimination based on sex or gender) · he סֶקְסִיזְם (discrimination based on sex or gender) · nb sexisme (discrimination based on sex or gender) · da sexisme (discrimination based on sex or gender) · he מִינָנוּת (discrimination based on sex or gender) · sh seksizam (discrimination based on sex or gender) · pl seksizm (discrimination based on sex or gender) · ja 性差別 (discrimination based on sex or gender) · ga gnéasachas (discrimination based on sex or gender) · de Sexismus (discrimination based on sex or gender) · es sexismo (discrimination based on sex or gender) · gl sexismo (discrimination based on sex or gender) · sk sexizmus (discrimination based on sex or gender) · bg секси́зъм (discrimination based on sex or gender) · hy սեռական խտրականություն (discrimination based on sex or gender) · sq seksizëm (discrimination based on sex or gender) · la sexismus (discrimination based on sex or gender) · fi seksismi (discrimination based on sex or gender) · pt sexismo (discrimination based on sex or gender) · vi phân biệt giới tính (discrimination based on sex or gender) · af seksisme (discrimination based on sex or gender) · eo seksismo (discrimination based on sex or gender) · it sessismo (discrimination based on sex or gender)