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SEXIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women
Synonyms:
male chauvinist; sexist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sexist" is a kind of...):
antifeminist (someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women)
Derivation:
sexism (discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex)
sexist (discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)
Classified under:
Similar:
discriminatory; prejudiced (being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand)
Derivation:
sexist (a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women)
