[{"word":"sexism","phonetic":"/ˈsɛksɪzm̩/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈsɛksɪzm̩/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The belief that people of one sex or gender are inherently superior to others.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The notion that either gender is superior is sexism."},{"definition":"Discrimination or different treatment (e.g. in job opportunities) based on sex or gender.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The fact that there is only one woman in a management position in that company makes it easy to believe that sexism runs rampant there."},{"definition":"Attitudes or actions that are based on or promote the expectation that people adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the sexism of making and promoting violent films for men and romantic comedies for women"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sexism"]}]