Audism

//ˈɔːdɪzəm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Discrimination against deaf people in favor of hearing people. uncountable

Etymology

From audio + -ism, modelled after racism and sexism. Coined by American academic Tom Humphries in 1975.

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