-ism
suffix /-ɪ.zəm/Definition
› used to form nouns that refer to social, political, or religious beliefs, studies, or ways of behaving: sexism feminism BuddhismMorphology and parts of words › an example of typical behaviour: That expression was a real Taylor-ism (= an example of behaving or speaking like Taylor).Behaving, interacting and behaviour
(Definition of -ism suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -behaved suffix
- -mannered suffix
- act verb (PERFORM)
- as ye sow, so shall ye reap idiom
- attitude noun (OPINION)
- bearing noun (MANNER)
- bedside manner noun
- behave verb
- behaviour noun
- example noun (BEHAVIOUR)
- interact verb
- manner noun (BEHAVIOUR)
- mannerism noun
- model yourself on sb phrasal verb
- treat verb (DEAL WITH)
- treatment noun (DEALING WITH)
- turn sth on phrasal verb
- way noun (MANNER)
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander idiom
- yourself pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
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