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prepossess collapse: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"; cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"; possess beforehand

sexism collapse: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex

racism collapse: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race; the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races

male chauvinism collapse: activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women

apartheid collapse: a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa

fascism collapse: a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

jaundice collapse: yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia; affect with, or as if with, jaundice; distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"

segregation collapse: the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"; a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups; (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes

tropism collapse: an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source

preconception collapse: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"

discrimination collapse: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice; the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

intolerance collapse: impatience with annoyances; "his intolerance of interruptions"; unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs

fetish collapse: excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"; a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body; "common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear"

soft spot collapse: a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son"

impairment collapse: damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality

mistreat collapse: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

influence collapse: causing something without any direct or apparent effort; a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job"; a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"; one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children"; the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"; have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

partiality collapse: an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives

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