Bigotry

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance. countable, uncountable

    "The remarkable resilience of the Ku Klux Klan is a sad reminder of the persistence of racial and religious bigotry in the United States. No terrorist organization can match the Klan's mystique or long history, and few can match its success."

  2. 2
    the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot wordnet
  3. 3
    Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness. countable, dated, uncountable

Synonyms

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abhorrenceabominationanglophobiaanti semitismanti-semitismantipathy

Example

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"Bigotry is often invisible to those who are not on the receiving end of it."

Etymology

From French bigoterie, from bigot. By surface analysis, bigot + -ry.

Related phrases

reverse bigotrysoft bigotry of low expectations

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