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ageism

[ ey-jiz-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
a tendency to regard older persons as debilitated, unworthy of attention, or unsuitable for employment.

ageism

/ ˈeɪdʒɪzəm /

discrimination against people on the grounds of age; specifically, discrimination against the elderly

Origin of ageism¹

First recorded in 1965–70; age + -ism, on the model of sexism, racism, etc.

Ageism is the only “ism” that everyone (who lives) will live to suffer from.

I can still hear her deep voice raging against ageism in the film industry.

Ageism and maybe some Socialism have all made their ugly cameos in election 2008.

We have Republicans raising Ayers and Democrats fostering ageism with “erratic” and jokes about Depends.

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