Discrimination And Prejudice Vocabulary

verb to confine or segregate a group of people, especially based on race or ethnicity, in a specific area or neighborhood

• The city council's decision to ghettoize certain neighborhoods has sparked controversy among residents.
• I heard they're planning to ghettoize that area of town, which is really unfair.
• They're trying to ghettoize the new students by making them sit at a separate lunch table.
• We must not allow fear to ghettoize our minds and limit our potential.

noun a lack of willingness to accept or respect opinions or beliefs different from one's own

• Intolerance towards different beliefs can lead to social conflict.
• Some people have zero tolerance for intolerance.
• Don't be so intolerant, dude.
• Intolerance is like a wall that blocks understanding and empathy.

verb to treat (someone or something) badly or unfairly

• It is unacceptable to mistreat any living being.
• I heard that the new manager tends to mistreat his employees.
• Don't mistreat your friends like that, it's not cool.
• We must not mistreat the environment if we want it to thrive.

adjective discriminatory or biased against people of a certain size or body type

• The company's strict dress code policy was criticized as being sizeist.
• I can't believe the store doesn't carry larger sizes, that's so sizeist.
• It's really sizeist to assume someone's worth based on their size.
• The politician's sizeist remarks alienated a large portion of the population.

noun prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person's size

• Sizeism is a form of discrimination based on a person's physical size.
• I can't believe she was denied a job because of sizeism.
• Sizeism sucks, people should be judged on their abilities not their size.
• In a world free of sizeism, everyone would be treated equally regardless of their size.

noun a noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'fatphobia' is a noun that represents a fear or discrimination against overweight or obese individuals.

• Fatphobia is a form of discrimination based on a person's weight.
• Some people have a lot of misconceptions and prejudices due to fatphobia.
• Fatphobia sucks because it makes people feel bad about their bodies.
• Fatphobia is like a dark cloud that follows individuals of larger sizes everywhere they go.

noun a belief or doctrine that opposes or is against traditional or established religions or religious beliefs

• The government crackdown on antishiism has sparked international concern.
• Many people in this country hold strong antishiism beliefs.
• I don't understand why some people are so into antishiism.
• His antishiism is like a brick wall, impossible to penetrate.

noun prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group

• Colourism is a form of discrimination based on skin colour within the same racial group.
• Some people still hold onto outdated beliefs about colourism.
• Colourism sucks, it's all about judging people based on their skin tone.
• In the world of art, colourism refers to the use of light and dark shades to create depth and dimension.