ageism

English

Etymology

age +‎ -ism. Coined in 1969 by Robert Neil Butler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪdʒ.ɪzm̩/, /ˈeɪdʒ.ɪz.əm̩/
• Hyphenation: age‧ism

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 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

• Basque: adinkeria
• Dutch: leeftijdsdiscriminatie (nl) f
• Esperanto: aĝismo
• Estonian: vanuseline diskrimineerimine
• Finnish: ikäsyrjintä
• French: âgisme (fr) m
• German: Altersdiskriminierung (de) f
• Hebrew: גִּילָנוּת (he) f (gilanút)
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• Ido: evismo (io)
• Italian: ageismo
• Norman: âgisme m
• Portuguese: idadismo m
• Swedish: åldersdiskriminering (sv) c
• West Frisian: leeftydsdiskriminaasje c

See also

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

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ageism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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