Ageism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Discrimination based on age, especially prejudice against the elderly.
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  • n. The treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    favoritism    discrimination    favouritism   
    Cross Reference
    sexism    homophobia    discrimination    bigotry    racism    chauvinism    heterosexism    ableism   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    agism   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    classism    objectification    misogyny    homophobia    patriarchy    nauseating    race    anti-americanism    ortiz    colonialism   
     
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