bigotry

[US]/'bɪgətrɪ/
[UK]/'bɪɡətri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. stubbornness; prejudice; blind obedience.

Example Sentences

bigotry is still alive and kicking.

A cancer of bigotry spread through the community.

bigotry towards people of different races

bigotry based on sexual orientation

bigotry is harmful to society

educate people to combat bigotry

bigotry leads to intolerance

eradicate bigotry through education

Real-world Examples

What vice to do you most despise? - Bigotry.

Source: "JK Rowling: A Year in the Life"

Unfortunately that doesn’t mean religious antagonism and bigotry have disappeared.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2015

LGBT groups say it will encourage bigotry, hatred and violence.

Source: BBC World Headlines

Nixon largely kept his bigotry private, coded in the language of the Silent Majority; Trump made his a slogan.

Source: Time

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning anti-semitism and other bigotry.

Source: AP Listening Collection March 2019

Instead he condemned " hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides."

Source: New York Times

Themes like family, war, bigotry, morality, and falling in love transcend time and even language.

Source: Encyclopædia Britannica

But the president has himself amplified right-wing voices online with histories of racism and bigotry.

Source: New York Times

But I think there's no question that the school setting on both sides encourages bigotry.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

If we don't stand up to bigotry if we don't stand up to hatred, it will just continue.

Source: NPR News April 2016 Collection

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