slum
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
Types & categories
- city district hypernym
- shantytown hyponym
- skid row hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive
attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century
Types & categories
- spend hypernym
Related & opposite
- slum derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slum |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slummy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | city district |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shantytown |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | skid row |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | slum |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | spend |