agism

7.3

Treating people unfairly because of their age, especially older people

noun
/ˈeɪdʒɪzəm/

: edadismo

The film explores the issue of agism in a society that values youth over experience.

Examples

She filed a lawsuit claiming agism after being overlooked for promotion due to her age.
Many workplaces are addressing agism to create more inclusive environments for older employees.
The film explores the theme of agism in a society obsessed with youth.
Many people experience agism in the workplace.
The new policy aims to reduce agism in hiring.
Many workplaces are addressing agism to create more inclusive environments for older employees.
She filed a lawsuit claiming agism after being overlooked for promotion due to her age.

Synonyms

ageism

vsagism

8 6.0

Treating people unfairly because they are old or young

focuses more on prejudice directed specifically at older adults

Antonyms

acceptance

101 2.9

Willingness to be friendly to people and ideas that are different

inclusiveness

7 3.8

Making everyone feel welcome and treating them fairly

How Ageist

bigotry

NSFW

115 7.0

agism

7.3

discrimination

Offensive

535 3.5

prejudice

180 4.8

bias

Specialized

261 5.2

acceptance

101 2.9

Surface Forms

agism singular

agisms plural

Morphology

agism = age (transparent) = age + ism

Formed by the productive suffix '-ism' attached to 'age' to denote a discriminatory ideology or practice; the meaning is directly predictable (the spelling variant 'agism' may be slightly misleading).

Etymology

Agism is made from age plus the ending -ism, like racism and sexism. It names unfair ideas or actions against people because of their 'age', especially older people.