ageist
1ageist — 1. adjective /ˈeɪ.dʒɪst/ Unfairly discriminatory against someone based on their age. Upon hearing that his employer would soon require yearly physical examinations and vision screening, my father exclaimed that the policy was ageist. 2. noun /ˈeɪ …
2ageist — UK [ˈeɪdʒɪst] / US adjective treating older people in an unfair or insulting way Derived word: ageist UK / US noun countable Word forms ageist : singular ageist plural ageists …
3ageist — age|ist [ˈeıdʒıst] adj treating older people unfairly because of a belief that they are less important than younger people ▪ The article seemed somewhat insensitive and ageist to me. >ageist n …
4ageist — [[t]e͟ɪʤɪst[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) Ageist behaviour is unacceptable behaviour based on the belief that older people are of less value than younger people. ...his efforts to find work in the face of ageist bias from employers …
5ageist — ageism ► NOUN ▪ prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of age. DERIVATIVES ageist adjective & noun …
6ageist — adjective see ageism …
7ageist — See ageism. * * * …
8ageist — age|ist [ eıdʒıst ] adjective treating older people in an unfair or insulting way ╾ age|ist noun count …
9ageist — age·ist …
10ageist — adjective see ageism …