Agism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of ageism (agism is less common and sometimes deprecated). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "Although there is no doubt that some agisms are intended as hostile intergroup moves and divergences, there is a great deal of well-intentioned agism."

  2. 2
    discrimination on the basis of a person's age wordnet

Synonyms

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ageismageism

Example

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"Although there is no doubt that some agisms are intended as hostile intergroup moves and divergences, there is a great deal of well-intentioned agism."

Etymology

From age + -ism.

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