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inferiorism

inferiorism noun: the belief that some people are inherently inferior to others.

Noun

inferiorism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that some people are inherently inferior to others.
    • Yet what seems to be an act of resistance to English cultural domination is little more than acquiescence in the imaginary binaries of inferiorism. The colonisers have already declared themselves to be rational, thoughtful, and cultured, in opposition to the colonised who are irrational...2004, Eleanor Bell, Gavin Miller, Scotland in Theory: Reflections on Culture & Literature, page 206

Origin of inferiorism

From inferior + -ism.

Questions about inferiorism

What does inferiorism mean?
Inferiorism means the belief that some people are inherently inferior to others.
What part of speech is inferiorism?
Inferiorism is a noun.

Words near inferiorism in the dictionary

  1. inferiorisations
  2. inferiorise
  3. inferiorised
  4. inferiorises
  5. inferiorising
  6. inferiorism
  7. inferiorities
  8. inferiority
  9. inferiority complex
  10. inferiority complexes
  11. inferiorization

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