cissexism

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noun

Bias or prejudice favouring cisgender people; transphobia.

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Meanings

nouncissexism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBias or prejudice favouring cisgender people; transphobia.

    In that context where cissexism and cissupremacy are the oppressions in question, a cisgender woman would not count as a marginalized person.

    2016, Nora Berenstain, “Epistemic Exploitation”, in Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy, volume 3, number 22, page 570

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
transphobia

Origin

From cis- + sexism or cissex(ual) + -ism.

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Translations

French cissexisme
  • cissexismeTranslations
Polish cisseksizm
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APA

cissexism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissexism

MLA

“cissexism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissexism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cissexism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissexism.

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