"ageism" meaning in English

See ageism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪzm̩/, /ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪz.əm/ Forms: ageisms [plural]
Etymology: From age + -ism. Coined in 1969 by Robert Neil Butler. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|age|-ism}} age + -ism Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Age, Forms of discrimination Translations (the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age): adinkeria (Basque), edatisme [masculine] (Catalan), 年齡歧視 (Chinese Mandarin), 年龄歧视 (Chinese Mandarin), leeftijdsdiscriminatie [feminine] (Dutch), aĝismo (Esperanto), vanuseline diskrimineerimine (Estonian), ikäsyrjintä (Finnish), âgisme [masculine] (French), Altersdiskriminierung [feminine] (German), גִּילָנוּת (gilanút) [feminine] (Hebrew), evismo (Ido), ageisme (Indonesian), ageismo (Italian), toihara taipakeke (Maori), âgisme [masculine] (Norman), ageizm [masculine] (Polish), idadismo [masculine] (Portuguese), etarismo [masculine] (Portuguese), ageísmo [masculine] (Portuguese), ageism [neuter] (Romanian), agism [neuter] (Romanian), дискримина́ция по во́зрасту (diskriminácija po vózrastu) [feminine] (Russian), эйджи́зм (ejdžízm) [masculine] (Russian), ageizm [masculine] (Slovene), edadismo [masculine] (Spanish), edatismo [masculine] (Spanish), åldersdiskriminering [common-gender] (Swedish), ålderism [common-gender] (Swedish), yaş ayrımcılığı (Turkish), phân biệt tuổi tác (Vietnamese), leeftydsdiskriminaasje [common-gender] (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-ageism-en-noun-JvYxjoRI Disambiguation of Age: 62 38 Disambiguation of Forms of discrimination: 48 52 Categories (other): Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age': 94 6
  2. Bias against older adults (typically those in their sixties or older, but other times even younger if not even before middle-age). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Forms of discrimination
    Sense id: en-ageism-en-noun-fcAaEcd~ Disambiguation of Forms of discrimination: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with West Frisian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with West Frisian translations: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agism [proscribed, sometimes, uncommon] Hypernyms: bias, discrimination, inequity, injustice, prejudice Hyponyms: youthism Related terms: age, ageist

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Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪzm̩/"
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    "Terms with Turkish translations",
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      "word": "ableism"
    },
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      "word": "antireligiousness"
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      "word": "antisemitism"
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      "word": "bigotry"
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      "word": "chauvinism"
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      "word": "ethnocentrism"
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      "word": "heterosexism"
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    {
      "word": "homophobia"
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      "word": "islamophobia"
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    {
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      "word": "discrimination"
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      "word": "inequity"
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      "word": "injustice"
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      "word": "age"
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      "word": "ageist"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪzm̩/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪz.əm/"
    }
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "agism"
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "word": "adinkeria"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "edatisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "word": "年齡歧視"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "word": "年龄歧视"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "leeftijdsdiscriminatie"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "word": "aĝismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "word": "vanuseline diskrimineerimine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "word": "ikäsyrjintä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "âgisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Altersdiskriminierung"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gilanút",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "גִּילָנוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "word": "evismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "word": "ageisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "word": "ageismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "word": "toihara taipakeke"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "âgisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ageizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "idadismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "etarismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ageísmo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ageism"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "agism"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "diskriminácija po vózrastu",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дискримина́ция по во́зрасту"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ejdžízm",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "эйджи́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ageizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "edadismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "edatismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "åldersdiskriminering"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ålderism"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "word": "yaş ayrımcılığı"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "word": "phân biệt tuổi tác"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "leeftydsdiskriminaasje"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Robert Neil Butler"
  ],
  "word": "ageism"
}

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