racist

ˈreɪsɪst

Definition

Definition of racist - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

discriminatoryshowing or feeling discrimination against people of other races

His racist comments sparked widespread outrage..

bigoted

prejudiced

Noun

unfair treatmentperson who treats people unfairly because of their race

The racist refused to serve people of another race.

bigot

racialist

supremacist

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racist undertone

subtle or hidden racist message or implication

The speech had a racist undertone that many people noticed.

Origin of racist

French, raciste (racial)

Terms with racist included in their meaning

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KKK

acr.

acr: Ku Klux Klan

racist group in United States history

Nazism

extreme ideology

extreme racist or authoritarian views and behavior

White Lives Matter

exp.

sociology

controversial phrase seen as racist

the Yellow Peril

racism

racist belief of Asian threat to the West

ABAR

abbr.

abr: anti-bias anti-racism/anti-racist

against unfair treatment and racism

ARA

acr.

acr: Anti-Racist Activist

person who fights against unfair treatment based on race

National Front

British politics

British right-wing party with racist policies

Naziism

historical political

ideology and practices of Nazis involving racist and nationalist policies

Examples of racist in a sentence

She faced backlash for her racist remarks.
The racist shouted slurs at the neighbors.
Tourists avoided the restaurant after a racist was seen there.

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French:raciste, ...
German:rassistisch, Rassist, ...
Italian:razzista, ...
Spanish:discriminatorio, persona racista, ...
Portuguese:racista, ...
Chinese:种族歧视的, 种族主义者, ...
Japanese:人種差別的, 人種差別主義者, ...
Arabic:عُنْصُرِيّ, ...
Hebrew:גִּזְעָנִי, גִּזְעָן, ...
Russian:расистский, расист, ...
Ukrainian:расистський, расист, ...
Hindi:नस्लवादी, जातिवादी, ...
Bengali:বর্ণবাদী, ...
Catalan:racista, ...
Czech:rasistický, rasista, ...
Danish:racistisk, racist, ...
Dutch:racistisch, racist, ...
Greek:ρατσιστικός, ρατσιστής, ...
Hungarian:rasszista, ...
Khmer:រើសអើងពូជសាសន៍, អ្នកប្រកាន់ពូជសាសន៍, ...
Korean:인종차별적인, 인종차별주의자, ...
Persian:نژادپرستانه, نژادپرست, ...
Polish:rasistowski, rasista, ...
Portuguese (BR):racista, ...
Romanian:rasist, ...
Swedish:rasistisk, rasist, ...
Thai:เหยียดผิว, คนเหยียดผิว, ...
Turkish:ırkçı, ırkçılık yapan kişi, ...
Vietnamese:phân biệt chủng tộc, kẻ phân biệt chủng tộc, ...

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