RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase racial discrimination. (close relations)
Definition of RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
race
Best Alternative Words for RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
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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 |