classism

[klas-iz-uhm]

noun

1. a biased or discriminatory attitude based on distinctions made between social or economic classes. classis.

2. the viewing of society as being composed of distinct classes. classis.

classism

/ ˈklɑːsɪzəm /

noun

1. the belief that people from certain social or economic classes are superior to others

Other Word Forms

• classist adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of classism¹

First recorded in 1835–45; class + -ism

Example Sentences

Telling the story of the Black elite living in Newport, R.I., and the classism and colorism within that community was vitally important.

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At the heart of this slight are the racism and classism that still permeate Latin media industries.

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The bigotry and classism it laid bare is now a societal feature, not a bug.

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This is where the GOP's traditional classism and racism meld with Kennedy's unsubtle eugenicist impulses.

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The dregs of the British Empire could barely restrain their racism and classism, and Meghan was easily cast as a convenient villain.

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