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English
- 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)
- The treating of a person or people, especially old people, differently from others based on assumptions, prejudices or/and stereotypes relating to their age.
- (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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Translations
the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age
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