RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase racial discrimination. (close relations)
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| racism | nounn | |||||
noun • the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races • discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race | ||||||
| apartheid | nounn | |||||
noun • a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa | ||||||
| bias | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation • a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric adjective satellite • slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric verb • influence in an unfair way • cause to be biased | ||||||
| bigotry | nounn | |||||
noun • the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot | ||||||
| chauvinism | nounn | |||||
noun • fanatical patriotism • activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women | ||||||
| ethnocentrism | nounn | |||||
noun • belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group | ||||||
| exclusion | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being excluded • the state of being excommunicated • a deliberate act of omission • the act of forcing out someone or something | ||||||
| inequality | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of equality | ||||||
| inequity | nounn | |||||
noun • injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards | ||||||
| intolerance | nounn | |||||
noun • impatience with annoyances • unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs | ||||||
| oppressiveness | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of being oppressed • unwelcome burdensome difficulty | ||||||
| persecution | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | ||||||
| prejudice | nounn | |||||
noun • a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation verb • disadvantage by prejudice • influence (somebody's) opinion in advance | ||||||
| segregation | nounn | |||||
noun • (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes • a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups • the act of segregating or sequestering | ||||||
| xenophobia | nounn | |||||
noun • a fear of foreigners or strangers | ||||||
| racialism | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race | ||||||
