ghettoizeverb [ T often passive ]
UK usually ghettoise uk/ˈɡet.əʊ.aɪz/us/ˈɡet̬.oʊ.aɪz/to treat a particular group in society as if they are different from the other parts of society and as if their activities and interests are not important to other people:
Feminist writers, she claimed, had been ghettoized, their books placed on separate shelves in the shops.
The TV company is aware of the danger of ghettoizing disability issues by offering "specialist" programmes.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- arbitrary
- be a bit much idiom
- bias
- biased
- favouritism
- hate crime
- inequitable
- inequity
- injustice
- prejudicial
- sexism
- sexist
- shortchange
- slant
- unfair
- unjust
- unprovoked
- unsportsmanlike
- you're having a laugh idiom
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