-ism
/ɪzəm/
noun suffix
Britannica Dictionary definition of -ISM
1
a
:
the act, practice, or process of doing something
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used to form nouns from verbs that end in -ize
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criticism
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plagiarism
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hypnotism
b
:
behavior like that of a specified kind of person or thing
c
:
unfair treatment of a group of people who have a particular quality
2
:
the state or fact of being a specified kind of person or thing
3
medical
:
abnormal state or condition
4
:
teachings or beliefs
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Buddhism
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Marxism
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socialism
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stoicism
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realism
5
a
:
a word that is from a specified source
b
:
a word that has a specified quality
