ISM


Meaning of ISM in English

/ ˈɪzəm; NAmE / noun

(usually disapproving ) used to refer to a set of ideas or system of beliefs or behaviour :

You're always talking in isms—sexism, ageism, racism.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: independent usage of -ism .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.