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单词 ageism
释义

ageism

English

Alternative forms

  • agism (less common and sometimes deprecated)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ageism (countable and uncountable, plural ageisms)

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

Hypernyms

  • bias
  • discrimination
  • inequity
  • injustice
  • prejudice

Hyponyms

  • youthism

Coordinate terms

  • ableism
  • antireligiousness
  • antisemitism
  • bigotry
  • chauvinism
  • ethnocentrism
  • heterosexism
  • homophobia
  • islamophobia
  • racism
  • sexism
  • transphobia
  • age
  • ageist

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2023), ageism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • Giemsa, Megias, gamies, images
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