adjective/noun · formal
racist
/ˈreɪ.sɪst/RA·cist
a person who treats people of other races as inferior; or describing behaviour that shows such prejudice
Examples
“Many condemned his comments as racist.”
“She was accused of being a racist after the interview.”
“Racist attitudes can harm community cohesion.”
Band 8 sentence
“The politician's comments were widely condemned as racist and completely out of touch with modern values.”
Collocations
- racist remarks
- accused of being a racist
Word family
Common mistakes
He is racist person.→He is a racist.
They faced racial problems so they are racist.→They faced racial problems, which shows racism.
Say it for a higher band
5discriminatory→6racially biased→7+racist
Synonyms
bigot
Easily confused
racial
“Racial discrimination is illegal in many countries.”
racism
“The government introduced laws to fight racism.”
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