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sanism

noun

Etymology

From sane + -ism, by analogy with racism and sexism.

  1. learned borrowing from sānus — “healthy; sane”
  2. suffixed as sanism — “sane + ism”

Definitions

  1. Discrimination and oppression against people who have, or who are labelled or perceived…

    Discrimination and oppression against people who have, or who are labelled or perceived as having, a mental illness.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA