Ageism

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  • noun. Discrimination based on age, especially prejudice against the elderly.
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  • noun. discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people.
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  • noun. The treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age.
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  • noun. discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people
    • Word Usage
    "Robert Butler, who coined the word "ageism" and was the first director of the National Institute on Aging, used to tell the story of an old man who went to a doctor and complained about a pain in his right knee."
    cross-reference
    ableism  bigotry  chauvinism  discrimination  heterosexism  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    discrimination  favoritism  favouritism  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anti-americanism  anti-semitism  classism  colonialism  counteraction  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    agism  
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