ageism
1ageism — age‧is‧m [ˈeɪdʒɪzm] also agism noun [uncountable] treating people unfairly because of their age, especially because they are old: • Ageism in recruitment is an increasing problem. * * * ageism UK US /ˈeɪdʒɪzəm/ noun [U] (also age discrimination) …
2ageism — age ism n. 1. 1 discrimination against middle aged and elderly people. Syn: agism [WordNet 1.5] …
3ageism — (n.) discrimination against people based on age, coined 1969 by U.S. gerontologist Dr. Robert N. Butler, from AGE (Cf. age) + ISM (Cf. ism), on pattern of racism, sexism. Related: Ageist …
4ageism — [n] age based discrimination age bias, generation gap; concept 689 …
5ageism — ► NOUN ▪ prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of age. DERIVATIVES ageist adjective & noun …
6ageism — [āj′iz΄əm] n. [ AGE + (RAC)ISM] discrimination against people on the basis of age; specif., discrimination against, and prejudicial stereotyping of, older people: also sp. agism ageist adj., n …
7Ageism — Part of a series on Discrimination General forms …
8ageism — agism agism n. discrimination against middle aged and elderly people. [Also spelled {ageism}.] [WordNet 1.5] …
9Ageism — Age|ism [ eidʒizm] der; <aus gleichbed. engl. ageism zu age »Alter«> Diskriminierung von alten Menschen (bes. die Bevorzugung junger Menschen gegenüber alten) …
10ageism — [[t]e͟ɪʤɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Ageism is unacceptable behaviour that occurs as a result of the belief that older people are of less value than younger people …
