ism

CEFRB2

/ˈɪz.əm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Initialism of Institute for Supply Management.

Examples

  • She rejects any ism that limits personal freedom.

  • The artist's work reflected their unique ism and style.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.

  2. A form of discrimination, such as racism or sexism.

More examples

In context

  • The political ism was a topic of debate among scholars.

  • An ism does not have to possess the fearful implements of state power to cut off a deviant or heretical member.

  • In his exposition, he has failed to achieve the identification of situation, theory, and policy necessary to create an ism.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From the suffix -ism (“belief”), particularly (in the 19th century) in the sense of "social movement". Compare phobia, from -phobia, sophy, from -sophy, itis, from -itis, and ana, from -ana.