Heightism
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A prejudiced attitude about human height that often results in discrimination, based on the belief that unusually short or tall people are inferior and undesirable. informal, uncountable
"It is obvious that the dimensions of inequality could be extended to include a great many differences such as heightism where people who are taller are superior to people who are shorter, and so forth."
Example
More examples"It is obvious that the dimensions of inequality could be extended to include a great many differences such as heightism where people who are taller are superior to people who are shorter, and so forth."
Etymology
From height + -ism.
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