bigotry

[big-uh-tree]

noun

plural

bigotries 

1. stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.

   Synonyms: discrimination, bias, narrow-mindedness

2. the actions, beliefs, prejudices, etc., of a bigot.

ˈbigotry

/ ˈbɪɡətrɪ /

noun

1. the attitudes, behaviour, or way of thinking of a bigot; prejudice; intolerance

Word History and Origins

Origin of bigotry¹

First recorded in 1665–75; bigot + -ry, formation parallel to French bigoterie

Example Sentences

His screeching bigotry would feel out of place in her pastel-colored dreamland, where nothing interesting ever happens.

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Zemeckis’ best picture winner is part of a long Hollywood tradition of looking at bigotry and segregation as all but solved or surmountable due to the grace and benevolence of individual white people.

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Laws to fight bigotry continue to go unenforced.

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A counterpoint to that is we’re living in a time when the comedy world is dominated by polarizing performers who are mainstreaming bigotry.

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It dresses up bigotry as if it were about faith and philosophy, instead of cruelty.

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