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internalized

internalized adjective: of discriminatory views: held against one's own group, as a result of internalizing them. Also the simple past and past participle of internalize.

Adjective

internalized (not comparable)

  1. Of discriminatory views: held against one's own group, as a result of internalizing them.
    • internalized homophobia
    • internalized transphobia

Also used as

internalized is also the simple past and past participle of internalize.

Words formed from internalized

Questions about internalized

What does internalized mean?
Internalized means of discriminatory views: held against one's own group, as a result of internalizing them.
What part of speech is internalized?
Internalized is an adjective.

Words near internalized in the dictionary

  1. internality
  2. internalizable
  3. internalization
  4. internalizations
  5. internalize
  6. internalized
  7. internalizer
  8. internalizers
  9. internalizes
  10. internalizing
  11. internally

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