Racism is the belief that people of some races are inferior to others, and the behaviour which is the result of this belief.
...a campaign to combat racism.
Synonyms: xenophobia, bigotry, racial discrimination, racial prejudice More Synonyms of racism
racism in British English
(ˈreɪsɪzəm) or racialism (ˈreɪʃəˌlɪzəm)
noun
1.
the belief that races have distinctive cultural characteristics determined by hereditary factors and that this endows some races with an intrinsic superiority over others
2.
abusive or aggressive behaviour towards members of another race on the basis of such a belief
Derived forms
racist (ˈracist) or racialist (ˈracialist)
noun, adjective
racialistic (ˌreɪʃəˈlɪstɪk)
adjective
racism in American English
(ˈreɪˌsɪzəm)
noun
1.
belief in or doctrine asserting racial differences in character, intelligence, etc. and the superiority of one race over another or others: racist doctrine also, typically, seeks to maintain the supposed purity of a race or the races
2.
any program or practice of racial discrimination, segregation, etc., specif., such a program or practice that upholds the political or economic domination of one race over another or others
3.
feelings or actions of hatred and bigotry toward a person or persons because of their race