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).
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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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References
    
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “ageism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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