RACISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does racism mean? 

• RACISM (noun)
  The noun RACISM has 2 senses:

1. the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races

2. discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race

  Familiarity information: RACISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RACISM (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

racial discrimination; racialism; racism

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)