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noun
A belief that gender is rigid, usually a belief that it is binary, comprising male and female, and that the aspects of a person's gender are inherently linked to their sex at birth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Belief that one gender is superior; discrimination on the basis of gender. (Compare sexism.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Opposition to traditional gender roles; belief that gender exists separate from sex; "gender ideology"; a variously-defined catch-all for things like transgender rights and feminism to which antigenderism is opposed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, derogatory, uncountable
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noun
A gendered or gender-stereotyped behaviour, activity or statement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
From gender + -ism.
