ism
noun/ˈɪzəm/
/ˈɪzəm/
(usually disapproving)- used to refer to a set of ideas or system of beliefs or behaviour
- You're always talking in isms—sexism, ageism, racism.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: independent usage of -ism.Definitions on the go
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