bigotry
Obstinate group hatred
Bigotry is stubborn, unreasonable prejudice against people based on their membership in a group—whether defined by race, religion, sexuality, or other characteristics.
Unlike casual bias, bigotry implies active hostility or contempt: The policy was rooted in bigotry, not public safety.
A bigot holds such views; bigoted describes them.
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- segregationForced separation by group
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
profiling · xenophobia · chauvinism · partiality · favoritism · classism · ableism · ageism
Erroneous belief or understanding
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- insensitivityLack of emotional awareness
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- oversimplificationStripping complexity unfairly
myopia · blindness · obliviousness · groupthink · misinformation · fearmongering · othering · generalization
Bias privileging straight orientation
- gay-bashingAnti-homosexual violence or harassment
- closetedKeeping part of oneself secret
- outingShort recreational trip
- slursDemeaning identity-based insults
hate-crime · discrimination · transphobia · biphobia · stonewall
Belief one's culture superior
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- antisemitismBigotry toward Jewish people
Active, bitter hostility
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- detestationIntense, thorough hatred
- disdainScornful disregard
enmity · hostility · loathing · malice · resentment · rancor · spite · venom
Male-dominated social order
- misogynyHostility toward women
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- objectificationReducing humans to things
- mansplainingCondescending male explanation
Closed thinking, limited perspective
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- dogmatismUnyielding adherence to doctrine
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
- parochialismExcessive local focus
provincialism · closed-mindedness · small-mindedness · obstinacy · rigidity · uncompromising · puritanism · zealotry
Obsessive, unreasoning dedication
- radicalismPursuit of sweeping change
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
militancy · zealotry · far-right · supremacism · neo-fascism · ethnonationalism · pogrom · genocide
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- segregationForced separation by group
marginalization · profiling · xenophobia · chauvinism · partiality · favoritism · classism · ableism · ageism · casteism
misconception
Erroneous belief or understanding
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- insensitivityLack of emotional awareness
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
oversimplification · myopia · blindness · obliviousness · groupthink · misinformation · fearmongering · othering · generalization · assumption
heterosexism
Bias privileging straight orientation
- gay-bashingAnti-homosexual violence or harassment
- closetedKeeping part of oneself secret
- outingShort recreational trip
slurs · hate-crime · discrimination · transphobia · biphobia · stonewall
ethnocentrism
Belief one's culture superior
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
antisemitism · colorism · segregationist · eugenics · lynching
animosity
Active, bitter hostility
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- detestationIntense, thorough hatred
disdain · enmity · hostility · loathing · malice · resentment · rancor · spite · venom · vitriol
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- misogynyHostility toward women
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- objectificationReducing humans to things
narrow-mindedness
Closed thinking, limited perspective
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- dogmatismUnyielding adherence to doctrine
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
parochialism · provincialism · closed-mindedness · small-mindedness · obstinacy · rigidity · uncompromising · puritanism · zealotry · hidebound
fanaticism
Obsessive, unreasoning dedication
- radicalismPursuit of sweeping change
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
jingoism · militancy · zealotry · far-right · supremacism · neo-fascism · ethnonationalism · pogrom · genocide · propaganda
- LGBTQ discriminationhomophobia, transphobia, biphobia, hate crimes, prejudice
- sectarianismsectarianism, sectarian, sect, schism, schismatic
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- social issuesinequality, racism, poverty, illiteracy, homelessness
- misconductmisconduct, bullying, stealing, vandalism, cheating
- social wrongsrudeness, disrespect, insults, insult, lying
bigotryopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
broad-mindedness · tolerance · liberality · progressivism · liberalism
bigotryfairness
Just and equal treatment
impartiality · egalitarianism · equality · nondiscrimination · equity
bigotrycompassion
Concern for others' distress
empathy · benevolence · magnanimity · forbearance · humanity