APARTHEID Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word apartheid. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for APARTHEID
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discrimination | nounn | |||||||
noun • unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice • the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | ||||||||
division | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an army unit large enough to sustain combat • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole • the act or process of dividing • an administrative unit in government or business • discord that splits a group • a league ranked by quality • (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category • (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum • a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings • a group of ships of similar type • an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
separation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of lacking unity • coming apart • the distance between things • sorting one thing from others • the social act of separating or parting company • the space where a division or parting occurs • the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) • (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) • the act of dividing or disconnecting |