ageism

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English

Alternative forms

  • agism (less common and sometimes deprecated)

Etymology

From age +‎ -ism. Coined in 1969 by Robert Neil Butler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪzm̩/, /ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪz.əm/
  • Hyphenation: age‧ism

Noun

ageism (countable and uncountable, plural ageisms)

  1. The treating of a person or people, especially old people, differently from others based on assumptions, prejudices or/and stereotypes relating to their age.
  2. (Should we delete(+) this sense?) Bias against older adults (typically those in their sixties or older, but other times even younger if not even before middle-age).

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