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# racism

noun (racism — uncountable)

«racism» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Racism is treating people unfairly, or thinking they are worse, because of their race, skin colour, nationality or ethnic group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racism/#m1)
2. Racism is also unfair rules or systems in a society that disadvantage some groups because of race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racism/#m2)

### In the lessons

In ethics and citizenship lessons, racism is wrong and hurtful, and in many countries racist acts are against the law; pupils learn to report it and stand up for others. In history lessons: slavery, segregation in the USA, apartheid in South Africa, and the work of people like Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela against racism. In sport, campaigns such as «Kick It Out» fight racism. Common phrases: «stand up to racism», «fight racism», «tackle racism», «racism in sport», «institutional racism».

### Examples

- Racism is never acceptable at our school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racism/#x1)
- Martin Luther King Jr spoke out against racism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racism/#x2)
- If you see racism, tell a trusted adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racism/#x3)
- The footballers knelt to show they stand against racism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racism/#x4)
- Apartheid in South Africa was a system of racism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racism/#x5)
- Calling someone names because of their skin colour is racism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racism/#x6)
- The book helped us understand how racism hurts people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racism/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective and noun: «racist» (a racist joke; a person who is racist). Related: «prejudice» (judging before knowing), «discrimination» (unfair treatment). Myth: racism is not only open name-calling; it can be quiet or built into rules.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «racism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racism/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«racism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/racism.html) on Mova free.