ageism

English

Noun

ageism (usually uncountable; plural ageisms)

1. The treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age.

Related terms

• age
• ageist

Translations

the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age

Finnish: ikäsyrjintä (fi) German: Altersdiskriminierung (de) f.

Swedish: åldersdiskriminering (sv) c.

See also

• ableism
• bigotry
• chauvinism
• discrimination
• heterosexism
• racism
• sexism
• homophobia

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