-ism

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

-ism BrE NAmE suffix
(in nouns)
1. the action or result of
•criticism
2. the state or quality of
•heroism
3. the teaching, system or movement of
•Buddhism
4. unfair treatment or hatred for the reason mentioned
•racism
5. a feature of language of the type mentioned
•an Americanism
•a colloquialism
6. a medical condition or disease
•alcoholism

Word Origin:
[-ism] from French -isme, via Latin from Greek -ismos, -isma.