Home / Dictionary / Ageism

Ageism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Ageism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

discrimination on the basis of a person's age

2

The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age.

See Also
racism ageist homophobia age discrimination silver ceiling chauvinism heterosexism
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
discrimination
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
Compare
Ageism vs