linguicism

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noun

The unfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language.

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glottophobialanguagismlinguistic discrimination
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Meanings

nounlinguicism (countable and uncountable, plural linguicisms)

plural linguicisms

  1. countableuncountableThe unfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language.

    Synonyms: glottophobia, languagism, linguistic discrimination

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe unfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language.

Similar
glottophobialanguagismlinguistic discrimination

Origin

Blend of linguistic + racism.

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Translations

Afrikaans taaldiskriminasie
  • taaldiskriminasieunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Arabic تمييز لغوي
  • تمييز لغويunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Basque hizkuntzakeria
  • hizkuntzakeriaunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Catalan glotofòbia, discriminació lingüística
  • glotofòbiaunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
  • discriminació lingüísticaunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Dutch taalracisme, taaldiscriminatie
  • taalracismeunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
  • taaldiscriminatieunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Esperanto lingva diskriminacio, lingvismo
  • lingva diskriminaciounfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
  • lingvismounfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Finnish kielisyrjintä, lingvisismi
  • kielisyrjintäunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
  • lingvisismiunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
French glottophobie
  • glottophobieunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
German Linguizismus
  • Linguizismusunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Hindi भाषाई भेदभाव
  • भाषाई भेदभाव (bhāṣāī bhedbhāv)unfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Hungarian lingvicizmus
  • lingvicizmusunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Italian discriminazione linguistica
  • discriminazione linguisticaunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Japanese 言語差別
  • 言語差別 (gengosabetsu)unfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Polish lingwicyzm
  • lingwicyzmunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Portuguese preconceito linguístico
  • preconceito linguísticounfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Russian языковая дискриминация
  • языковая дискриминация (jazykovaja diskriminacija)unfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Spanish discriminación lingüística
  • discriminación lingüísticaunfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Ukrainian мовна дискримінація
  • мовна дискримінація (movna dyskryminacija)unfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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