ism

Εννοια (English)

  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.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ˈɪz.əm/
Etymology (English)

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.

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