"classism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklæsɪzəm/ [General-American] Forms: classisms [plural]
Etymology: class + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|class|ism}} class + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} classism (usually uncountable, plural classisms)
  1. Discrimination or prejudice that is based on social class, especially against those of lower social class. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Forms of discrimination Related terms: classist Translations (discrimination based on social class): الامتياز الطبقي (Arabic), classisme [masculine] (Catalan), 階級歧視 (Chinese Mandarin), 阶级歧视 (Chinese Mandarin), klassisme [neuter] (Dutch), luokkasyrjintä (Finnish), classisme [masculine] (French), Klassismus [masculine] (German), classismo [masculine] (Italian), klasismu (Kapampangan), klasizm (Polish), elitismo classista [masculine] (Portuguese), классизм (klassizm) [masculine] (Russian), clasismo [masculine] (Spanish), klasismo (Tagalog), sınıfçılık [singular] (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "discrimination based on social class",
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      "sense": "discrimination based on social class",
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      "sense": "discrimination based on social class",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "klasismo"
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