bigotry
noun
big·ot·ry
ˈbi-gə-trē 
plural bigotries
1
: obstinate or narrow-minded adherence to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
overcoming his own bigotry
Religious bigotry, then, did not decide this election, and Kennedy became the first Roman Catholic president.—
Mary Beth Norton et al.
Mary Beth Norton et al.2
: acts or beliefs characteristic of a bigot
racial bigotry
will not tolerate bigotry in our organization
Examples of bigotry in a Sentence
a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments
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Nobody would have been surprised to hear Bad Bunny use one of the year’s biggest stages to levy direct condemnation of the administration’s dehumanizing bigotry.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Sure, the demeaning bigotry cannot be ignored, and the post was just after armed federal agents burst into a hotel room to arrest the unarmed Black journalist Don Lemon, and the National Park Service removed a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 Feb. 2026
No other word expresses so much hatred and bigotry.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Nick, first buy a dictionary and then take a few courses in logic and the evils of bigotry.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Sure, the demeaning bigotry cannot be ignored, and the post was just after armed federal agents burst into a hotel room to arrest the unarmed Black journalist Don Lemon, and the National Park Service removed a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 Feb. 2026
No other word expresses so much hatred and bigotry.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Nick, first buy a dictionary and then take a few courses in logic and the evils of bigotry.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bigotry
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“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigotry. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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bigotry
noun
big·ot·ry
ˈbig-ə-trē
plural bigotries
1
: the state of mind of a bigot
2
: behavior or beliefs characteristic of a bigot
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