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# racist

adjective (racist); noun (a racist, racists)

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

## Everyday

1. Racist describes words, actions or ideas that treat people unfairly or badly because of their race, skin colour or where their family comes from. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#m1)
2. A racist is a person who believes some races are better than others or treats people unfairly because of race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#m2)

### In the lessons

In lessons about respect and fairness, pupils learn that racist comments and bullying are wrong and should be reported to a teacher. In history lessons pupils learn about racist laws and the people who fought against them, like Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks. Phrases: «a racist comment», «racist bullying», «anti-racist».

### Examples

- Calling someone names because of their skin colour is racist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#x1)
- Our school does not allow racist bullying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#x2)
- If you hear a racist comment, tell a trusted adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#x3)
- Rosa Parks stood up against racist rules on buses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#x4)
- Everyone deserves respect, whatever their race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#x5)
- The class talked about how to be anti-racist and kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#x6)

### Note

The noun for the idea is «racism» (uncountable). «Racist» is a strong word for something seriously wrong. Joking about race can still be racist and hurtful even if someone «didn't mean it».

## On Mova

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