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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslookismo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /luˈkiz.mu/
"O lookismo infuencia negativamente as oportunidades de emprego para muitas pessoas."
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2 senses- 1
Prejudice or discrimination against people who are considered physically unattractive.
"Studies on hiring practices have revealed that lookism can significantly impact a candidate's employment prospects regardless of their qualifications." - 2
The cultural promotion and privileging of physical attractiveness as a standard of social worth.
"Modern advertising often reinforces lookism by presenting narrow, idealized standards of beauty as the norm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 20th century, the term combines the English verb 'look' (referring to appearance) with the suffix '-ism' (denoting a system of discrimination or prejudice, modeled after terms like racism and sexism). It gained widespread usage in sociology, media studies, and popular culture to describe systemic bias based on physical attractiveness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lookism" is said worldwide
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physicisme
Transliteration: /fiz.i.sism/
"Le physicisme au travail pénalise souvent les personnes jugées moins attractives."
Lookismus
Transliteration: /lʊkˈɪsmʊs/
"Lookismus beschreibt die Benachteiligung von Menschen aufgrund ihres Äußeren."
lookismo
Transliteration: /luˈkiz.mo/
"Il lookismo è una forma di discriminazione spesso sottovalutata nella società."
fisicismo
Transliteration: /fi.siˈsis.mo/
"El fisicismo afecta tanto a hombres como a mujeres en el ámbito laboral."
lookismo
Transliteration: /luˈkiz.mu/
"O lookismo infuencia negativamente as oportunidades de emprego para muitas pessoas."
रूपवाद
Transliteration: roopvaad
"रूपवाद समाज में शारीरिक सुंदरता के आधार पर भेदभाव को बढ़ावा देता है।"
外貌至上主义
Transliteration: wàimào zhìshàng zhǔyì
"职场中的外貌至上主义对求职者很不公平。"
외모지상주의
Transliteration: oemojisangjuui
"외모지상주의는 현대 사회의 심각한 차별 문제 중 하나입니다."
ルッキズム
Transliteration: rukkizumu
"ルッキズムは個人の内面よりも外見を重視して評価する差別的な態度です。"
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