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antiracism

/ˌæntiˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/

antiracism adjective: acting to combat or prevent racism.

Adjective

antiracism (not comparable)

  1. Acting to combat or prevent racism.
    • Switzerland’s antiracism legislation has previously been applied to Holocaust denial.2007 March 10, The Associated Press, “Swiss Convict Turkish Politician for Denying Armenian Genocide”, in New York Times

Noun

antiracism (usually uncountable, plural antiracisms)

  1. (usually) Opposition to racism.
    • Singleton talked in June about antiracism being pitted against the immense coupled forces of “white dysconsciousness and power” and told me that he hadn’t watched the video of Floyd’s killing, because “I believe once I’ve seen the video it will change the person I am.2020 July 15, Daniel Bergner, “‘White Fragility’ Is Everywhere. But Does Antiracism Training Work?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    • One can divide antiracism into three waves along the lines that feminism has been. First Wave Antiracism battled slavery and legalized segregation. Second Wave Antiracism, in the 1970s and ’80s, battled racist attitudes and taught America that being racist is a moral flaw. Third Wave Antiracism...2021, John H. McWhorter, chapter 1, in Woke Racism, New York: Forum, →ISBN

antiracism meaning in Arabic

antiracism in Arabic

opposition to racism
مُنَاهَضَة الْعُنْصُرِيَّة

Forms of antiracism

Adjective
alternative formanti-racism
Noun
pluralantiracisms

Origin of antiracism

From anti- + racism.

Questions about antiracism

What does antiracism mean?
Antiracism means acting to combat or prevent racism.
What is antiracism in Arabic?
Antiracism in Arabic is مُنَاهَضَة الْعُنْصُرِيَّة. See Antiracism meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is antiracism?
Antiracism can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce antiracism?
Antiracism is pronounced /ˌæntiˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/.

Words near antiracism in the dictionary

  1. antirachitics
  2. antiracial
  3. antiracialism
  4. antiracialize
  5. antiracing
  6. antiracism
  7. antiracisms
  8. antiracist
  9. antiracists
  10. antiracketeering
  11. antirad

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