adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbɪɡətɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:B IH1 G AH0 T IH0 D
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adj
Meaning 1
Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming negative opinions about others without just cause.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a bigoted person
an outrageously bigoted point of view
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bigot Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English bigoted From bigot + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُتَعَصِّب
(mutaʕaṣṣib)
— being a bigot
Bulgarian:
предубеде́н
(predubedén)
— being a bigot
Bulgarian:
нетърпи́м
(netǎrpím)
— being a bigot
Chinese Mandarin:
固執己見 /固执己见
(gùzhíjǐjiàn)
— being a bigot
Chinese Mandarin:
執迷 /执迷
(zhímí)
— being a bigot
Chinese Mandarin:
偏執 /偏执
(piānzhí)
— being a bigot
Chinese Mandarin:
不耐
(bùnài)
— being a bigot
Danish:
snæversynet
— being a bigot
Danish:
fordomsfuld
— being a bigot
Dutch:
onverdraagzaam
— being a bigot
Dutch:
sectair
— being a bigot
Finnish:
ahdasmielinen
— being a bigot
Finnish:
ennakkoluuloinen
— being a bigot
French:
intolérant
— being a bigot
French:
sectaire
— being a bigot
Georgian:
შეუწყნარებელი
(šeuc̣q̇narebeli)
— being a bigot
Georgian:
ფანატიკური
(panaṭiḳuri)
— being a bigot
German:
bigott
— being a bigot
German:
engstirnig
— being a bigot
German:
eifernd
— being a bigot
German:
stur
— being a bigot
German:
voreingenommen
— being a bigot
Greek:
φανατικός
(fanatikós)
— being a bigot
Ido:
bigota
— being a bigot
Māori:
upoko mārō
— being a bigot
Russian:
нетерпи́мый
(neterpímyj)
— being a bigot
Russian:
фанати́чный
(fanatíčnyj)
— being a bigot
Russian:
предубеждённый
(predubeždjónnyj)
— being a bigot