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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessexisme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /sɛk.sism/
"Le sexisme n'a pas sa place dans notre entreprise."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.
"She spoke out against workplace sexism and advocated for equal pay." - 2
The belief that one sex is superior to another.
"Overcoming institutional sexism requires changing deep-seated cultural attitudes."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'sexism' originated in the 1960s, combining 'sex' from Latin 'sexus' meaning 'gender' and the suffix '-ism' which denotes a distinctive practice or system. It evolved to describe discrimination based on gender, particularly against women.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sexism" is said worldwide
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sexisme
Transliteration: /sɛk.sism/
"Le sexisme n'a pas sa place dans notre entreprise."
Sexismus
Transliteration: /zɛkˈsɪsmʊs/
"Wir müssen Sexismus in allen Bereichen bekämpfen."
sessismo
Transliteration: /sesˈsizmo/
"Il sessismo ostacola la parità di genere."
sexismo
Transliteration: /sekˈsizmo/
"El sexismo es una forma de discriminación inaceptable."
sexismo
Transliteration: /seˈsizmu/
"Devemos combater o sexismo na sociedade."
लिंगभेद
Transliteration: lingbhed
"समाज में लिंगभेद को समाप्त करना आवश्यक है।"
性别歧视
Transliteration: xìngbié qíshì
"我们必须反对职场中的性别歧视。"
성차별
Transliteration: seongchabyeol
"사회 전반에 걸친 성차별을 해소해야 합니다."
性差別
Transliteration: seisabetsu
"職場での性差別は許されない。"
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