bigotry

偏見、不寛容

人種や宗教などの違いを理由に、人々を不当に強く嫌うこと。

やさしい英語で： Strong, unfair dislike of people because of their race, religion, or other differences.

• We must challenge bigotry.
• Religious bigotry divided the town.
• Her speech exposed the bigotry that many families faced.

類義語： intolerance, prejudice

反対語： tolerance

よく使う表現： racial bigotry, religious bigotry, fight bigotry

独断、頑迷

自分の信念を疑わず、別の考えが正しい可能性も認めないこと。

やさしい英語で： Refusal to question your own beliefs or accept that other views might be right.

• His bigotry made discussion impossible.
• She called their refusal to consider evidence intellectual bigotry.
• Can a fair debate survive such bigotry?

類義語： dogmatism, closed-mindedness

反対語： open-mindedness

よく使う表現： intellectual bigotry, political bigotry, sheer bigotry