ageism
English
editAlternative forms
edit- agism (less common and sometimes deprecated)
Etymology
editage + -ism. Coined in 1969 by Robert Neil Butler.
Pronunciation
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editageism (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).
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editTranslations
editthe treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age
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References
edit- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ageism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.