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)
- 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.
- 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
Related terms
- age
- ageist
Translations
the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “ageism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
- Giemsa, Megias, gamies, images