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voicism

voicism noun: discrimination against and negative perception of people based on how their voices sound.

Noun

voicism (uncountable)

  1. Discrimination against and negative perception of people based on how their voices sound.
    • Yet I hardly ever see a reference to myself in the press without some put-down relating to my voice. Make way for the Bucolic Bard, the Rustic Rhymster, the Shakespeare of the Shires. It is irritating after 20 years. But, Mrs Shephard, despite all my years of fighting "voicism", I would not want...1995 October 13, Pam Ayres, “Permit me my wrinkles”, in The Independent

Origin of voicism

From voice + -ism.

Words formed from voicism

Questions about voicism

What does voicism mean?
Voicism means discrimination against and negative perception of people based on how their voices sound.
What part of speech is voicism?
Voicism is a noun.

Words near voicism in the dictionary

  1. voicewise
  2. voicework
  3. voicey
  4. voicing
  5. voicings
  6. voicism
  7. voicist
  8. voicists
  9. voicy
  10. void
  11. void coefficient

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