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Word: sexism (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • Disadvantage or unequal opportunity arising from the cultural dominance of one gender over the other.
  • Promotion or expectation or assumption of people to behave in accordance with or deviate from a gender role.
  • The belief that people of one sex or gender are inherently superior to people of the other sex or gender.
  • Unfair treatment or discrimination based on a difference of sex or gender.

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