accentism

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noun

Discrimination on the grounds of a person's accent.

OriginEnglish accent ← Middle English accent ← Anglo-Norman accent →
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Meanings

nounaccentism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDiscrimination on the grounds of a person's accent.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  7. Proto-Italic*kanō
  8. Latincanō
  9. Latinaccinō
  10. Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
  11. Medieval Latinaccentus
  12. Middle Frenchaccent
  13. Anglo-Normanaccent
  14. Middle Englishaccent
  15. Englishaccent
  16. Englishaccentism

From accent + -ism.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

misaccent
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APA

accentism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentism

MLA

“accentism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accentism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentism.

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