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sexist

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sex·ism  (skszm)
n.
1. Discrimination based on gender, especially discrimination against women.
2. Attitudes, conditions, or behaviors that promote stereotyping of social roles based on gender.

sexist adj. & n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sexist - a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of womensexist - a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women
antifeminist - someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women
Adj.1.sexist - discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)
discriminatory, prejudiced - being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand; "a prejudiced judge"
Translations
sexist [ˈseksɪst]
A. ADJsexista
B. Nsexista mf

sexist [ˈsɛksɪst] adjsexiste

sexist
nSexist(in) m(f)
adjsexistisch

sexist [ˈsɛksɪst] n & adjsessista (m/f)

sexist مؤيد للتفرقة العنصرية بحسب الجنس sexistický sexist sexistisch σεξιστής sexista seksistinen sexiste seksistički sessista 性差別主義の 남녀를 차별하는 seksistisch kjønnsdiskriminerende seksistowski sexicista, sexista сексист könsdiskriminerande การแบ่งแยกเพศ cinsiyet ayrımcılığı yapan phân biệt đối xử theo giới tính 性别歧视者的


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