ageism

English

Alternative forms

  • agism (less common and sometimes deprecated)

Etymology

From age +‎ -ism. Coined by American academic Robert N. Butler in 1969.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪzm̩/, /ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪz.əm/
  • Hyphenation: age‧ism

Noun

ageism (countable and uncountable, plural ageisms)

  1. The treating of a person or people, especially older people, differently from others based on assumptions, prejudices or/and stereotypes relating to their age.
    • 2019 September 13, Timothy Egan, “It Will Take More Than Cheap Shots to Knock Off Biden”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      But a half-hour into this third Democratic debate, many Democrats had to be wondering: Can he [Joe Biden] go three hours? It’s our own collective ageism.

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