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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesklassenkämpferisch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: klasənˌkɛmpfəʁɪʃ
"Er wurde für seine diskriminierende und klassistische Haltung kritisiert."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Prejudiced against or in favor of people belonging to a particular social class; characteristic of or showing classism.
"She criticized the company's dress code policy as being inherently classist."
- 1
A person who is prejudiced in favor of a particular social class or discriminates against people of other classes.
"He was dismissed by his critics as an unrepentant classist who cared little for the working poor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'class' (from Latin 'classis', a division of the Roman people) combined with the suffix '-ist' (denoting an adherent or practitioner). It emerged in the 20th century, closely following the popularization of 'classism' to describe prejudice or discrimination based on social or economic class.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Classist" is said worldwide
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classiste
Transliteration: klasist
"Ses remarques ont été jugées profondément classistes."
klassenkämpferisch
Transliteration: klasənˌkɛmpfəʁɪʃ
"Er wurde für seine diskriminierende und klassistische Haltung kritisiert."
classista
Transliteration: klasˈsiz.ta
"Quel commento è stato percepito come classista."
clasista
Transliteration: klaˈsis.ta
"Las actitudes clasistas impiden una sociedad más justa."
classista
Transliteration: klaˈsis.tɐ
"Ele fez comentários de cunho classista durante a reunião."
वर्ग-भेदवादी
Transliteration: varg-bhedvadi
"उसकी टिप्पणियाँ वर्ग-भेदवादी सोच को दर्शाती हैं।"
阶级歧视的
Transliteration: jiējí qíshì de
"这种言论被认为带有强烈的阶级歧视色彩。"
계급 차별적인
Transliteration: gyegup chabyeoljeogin
"그의 발언은 매우 계급 차별적이었다."
階級差別の
Transliteration: kaikyū sabetsu no
"彼の発言は階級差別に満ちていた。"
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