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audist

[ aw-dist ]

adjective

  1. relating to, involving, or fostering discrimination against people who cannot hear or have difficulty hearing:

    These audist attitudes are built on the faulty premise that if a person is deaf or hard of hearing, they cannot communicate.

noun

  1. someone who discriminates against or exhibits prejudice or hostility toward people who cannot hear or have difficulty hearing:

    The essay examines the conflict that exists on campus between the audists and the Deaf culture on campus.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of audist1

First recorded in 1895–1900, for an earlier sense; aud(io)- ( def ) + -ist ( def )

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Example Sentences

Qui premier voulsist monstrer les dens audist Sieur de Vendosme et ses adhérens.

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