ageism
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/ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪzm̩/
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/ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪzm̩/ · /ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪz.əm/
Definition of ageism
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The treating of a person or people, especially older people, differently from others based on assumptions, prejudices or/and stereotypes relating to their age.
“But a half-hour into this third Democratic debate, many Democrats had to be wondering: Can he [Joe Biden] go three hours? It’s our own collective ageism.”
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Etymology
From age + -ism. Coined by American academic Robert N. Butler in 1969.
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