audism

English

Etymology

Latin audire +‎ -ism, coined by American educator and linguist Tom Humphries.

Noun

audism (uncountable)

1. The notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear or behave in the manner of one who hears.

Hypernyms

• ableism
• discrimination

Related terms

• audist
• auditory
• -ism (See -ism#Derived terms for words formed in a similar way)

See also

• autism

References

• Humphries, Tom (1977). Communicating across cultures (deaf/hearing) and language learning. Doctoral dissertation. Cincinnati, OH: Union Graduate School.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080404101122/http://communication.ucsd.edu/people/HUMPHRIES/t.humpries.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071224055550/http://library.gallaudet.edu/deaf-faq-audism.shtml
• http://deafness.about.com/cs/deafculture/a/audism.htm

Anagrams

• Maidus, Sumida