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Meaning of "classist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLASSIST

classist  [ˈklɑːsɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLASSIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Classist is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CLASSIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Class discrimination

Classism is prejudice or discrimination on the basis of social class. It includes individual attitudes and behaviors, systems of policies and practices that are set up to benefit the upper classes at the expense of the lower classes.

Definition of classist in the English dictionary

The definition of classist in the dictionary is resulting from or influenced by classism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLASSIST


assist
əˈsɪst
bassist
ˈbeɪsɪst
blastocyst
ˈblæstəʊˌsɪst
classicist
ˈklæsɪsɪst
consist
kənˈsɪst
cyst
sɪst
discursist
dɪsˈkɜːsɪst
exorcist
ˈɛksɔːsɪst
insist
ɪnˈsɪst
lyricist
ˈlɪrɪsɪst
Marxist
ˈmɑːksɪst
oecist
ˈiːsɪst
persist
pəˈsɪst
pharmacist
ˈfɑːməsɪst
physicist
ˈfɪzɪsɪst
publicist
ˈpʌblɪsɪst
racist
ˈreɪsɪst
sexist
ˈsɛksɪst
sist
sɪst
supremacist
sʊˈprɛməsɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLASSIST

classier
classiest
classifiable
classific
classification
classification schedule
classificational
classificatory
classified
classified ad
classified section
classifieds
classifier
classifies
classify
classily
classiness
classis
classism
classless

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLASSIST

brake assist
coassist
consubsist
contrabassist
desist
epigenesist
fantasist
geodesist
glossist
hypothesist
narcissist
palingenesist
photoresist
progressist
resist
run-resist
solipsist
speciesist
subsist
synthesist

Synonyms and antonyms of classist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «classist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLASSIST

Find out the translation of classist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of classist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «classist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

classist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clasista
570 millions of speakers

English

classist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

classist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طبقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

классовая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

classista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

classist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

classiste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ahli kelas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

classist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

classist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

classist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Classis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

classist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

classist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्गीकृत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sınıfçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

classista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

classist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

класова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

classist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταξική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

classist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

clas
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of classist

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLASSIST»

The term «classist» is normally little used and occupies the 109.676 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLASSIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «classist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «classist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about classist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLASSIST»

Discover the use of classist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to classist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Poverty in the United States
Classist stereotypes intersect with sexist and racist beliefs, further stigmatizing low-income women and poor people of color. Such intersections are evident in stereotypes of poor women, particularly welfare recipients, as sexually available,  ...
2
Coping with Everyday Classism: Experiences of Low-income ...
Fifteen percent of incidents included receiving bad service, one in ten involved receiving differential treatment, and one in ten entailed being looked/ glared/ stared at; these three classist behaviors constituted another quarter of all classist  ...
Susan Faye Ritz, 2008
3
Chicana Feminist Thought: The Basic Historical Writings
Among. the. Feminists: Racist. Classist. Issues—1976*. Marta Cotera It is really fitting for me to preface my comments on racism, sexism, and classism with a quote from the type ofAnglo feminist who has often worked most successfully with  ...
Alma M. Garcia, 2014
4
Case Studies in Multicultural Counseling and Therapy
Similarly, internalized classism results from taking classist cultural messages and directing them toward the self. In the preceding case study, David is distressed by the possibility of fulfilling racist and classist stereotypes of Native Americans; ...
Derald Wing Sue, Miguel E. Gallardo, Helen A. Neville, 2013
5
Microaggressions and Marginality: Manifestation, Dynamics, ...
working—class Americans is intimately intertwined with the existence of Classist microaggressions: We are distracted from full comprehension of either of these by what is popularly known as the American Dream, which coincides with a type  ...
Derald Wing Sue, 2010
6
Using Critical Theory: How to Read and Write About Literature
In order to determine how the story wants us to respond to the classism it portrays —in order to determine if the story promotes or attacks classist ideology—we must determine the story's attitude toward that ideology. So: (1) let's take a look at  ...
Lois Tyson, 2011
7
Routledge Handbook of Latin American Politics
types of LBPs, populist and classist, had representational drawbacks. Where unions were affiliated to a populist party, as in Mexico, they were a core constituency ofthe largest party, which brought unions into the governing coalition, provided ...
Peter R. Kingstone, Deborah J. Yashar, 2012
8
Changing Structures of Inequality: A Comparative Perspective
In the late 1970s, new approaches were developed that I will call classist, in which occupations are classified in a social space defined as a typology instead of i. scale. Goldthorpe's well-known class schema probably offers the best example of ...
Yannick Lemel, Heinz Herbert Noll, 2003
9
Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818), for example, may be said to reinforce classist values to the extent that it portrays those born into the upper class—for example, Alphonse Frankenstein, Elizabeth Lavenza, and the De Laceys—as morally ...
Lois Tyson, 2012
10
Psychology, Poverty, and the End of Social Exclusion: ...
They came in the form of blind spots, classist stereotyping, and feeling overwhelmed. I should note that I was not only a middleclass psychologist in a poor neighborhood, I was also a White psychologist in a mostly Latino and African American ...
Laura Smith, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLASSIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term classist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Often overlooked, Ithaca's Northside residents try building clout
there's such a classist connotation to that because for some reason everyone looks down on Northside and Fall Creek is supposed to be so ... «The Ithaca Voice, Jul 15»
2
Pastor To Hispanic Congregation Speaks Out On Trump Immigrant …
Today, if your view doesn't line up with progressive thought, you are labeled racist or sexist or classist, and facts that support another viewpoint ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
3
Why is there always a backlash against feminist stars?
It's establishment, and classist. We don't see feminists defending poor mothers, victims of austerity, single mothers, girls being exploited by ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Street artist Ron English confronts death and the eternal
He also says, "You probably get more from my work if you have an art history degree but I'm always aware of the classist nature of our society. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
5
Stonewall Riots: Tribute to Drag Queen Sylvia Rivera
She condemned loudly the racist, classist and sexist actions within the community, as well as unjust incarceration and treatment of trans women ... «QNotes, Jul 15»
6
Like the US, we need a symbolic win, too
Anyway, what equality is there when the entire discourse around the “sarong” incident clearly reeks of classist and religious chauvinist ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
7
Thirst Trap, Fashion Week Edition: Givenchy Moves Runway Shows …
(That said: the classist vibes at Paris Fashion Week makes New York Fashion Week feel like a county fair. Gotta give it up for the bourgeouisie.). «Jezebel, Jul 15»
8
The Kim Kardashian Sex-Tape Flag at Glastonbury Was a …
There was a classist undertone of sneering, as some suggested that she was "asking for it" because she often chooses to share revealing ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
9
No more silence about racism: Demanding change after Charleston
As much as I work for civil rights, as much as my life and my rabbinate have been influenced by outrage at the racist and classist effects of ... «News & Observer, Jun 15»
10
Poor communication may feed mother-daughter clash
And of course his classist and condescending views are going to win him no fans. That said, it's his decision. Maybe he values the autonomy of ... «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Jun 15»

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