Ageism

/ˈeɪdʒɪzəm/ noun

Definition

Discrimination or prejudice based on a person's age, typically against older or younger people.

Etymology

Coined in the 1960s by American physician Robert N. Butler, modeled on 'racism' and 'sexism.' It combines 'age' with the suffix '-ism' (meaning a system of discrimination or belief), emerging as civil rights movements expanded.

Kelly Says

Ageism is the discrimination that somehow got a pass longer than racism or sexism—we casually joke about age in ways we'd never joke about other identities, which tells you something about what society didn't see as a problem yet.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዕድሜ ለማይመጣ
e-di-me le-ma-i-me-ta
ARالعربية
تمييز العمري
tamiyz al-'umri
BNবাংলা
বয়সভিত্তিক পক্ষপাত
boy-s-bi-tti-k pak-sha-pa-at
CACatalà
edatismo
e-da-ti-smo
CSČeština
věková diskriminace
ve-kova dis-kri-mi-nace
DADansk
alderdiskrimination
al-der-dis-kri-mi-na-tion
DEDeutsch
Alterismus
al-ter-i-z-mus
ELΕλληνικά
ηλικιακή διάκριση
i-li-kia-ki dia-kri-si
ESEspañol
edadismo
e-da-di-smo
FAفارسی
نژادپرستی سنی
na-zhad-par-sti sani
FISuomi
ikäero
i-kä-e-ro
FRFrançais
âgeisme
a-ʒe-iz-m
GUGU
વયવિષયક ભેદ
va-y-vi-shayk bhe-d
HAHA
fari
fa-ri
HEעברית
רדיפת גיל
ra-di-fat gil
HIहिन्दी
आयुवाद
a-yu-vaad
HUMagyar
korosztályos megkülönböztetés
kor-os-ta-lyos meg-kül-ön-bö-z-te-tés
IDBahasa Indonesia
diskriminasi usia
dis-kri-mi-na-si u-sia
IGIG
ọ̀rọ̀
o-ro
ITItaliano
etàismo
e-ta-i-smo
JA日本語
年齢差別
nen-rei-sa-betsu
KKKK
жастық
ja-styk
KMKM
អាយុ ទាន
a-yu taan
KO한국어
연령차별
yeon-ryeong-cha-byeol
MRMR
वयस्कांची भेदभावा
va-y-ska-anchee bhed-bha-va
MSBahasa Melayu
diskriminasi usia
dis-kri-mi-na-si u-sia
MYမြန်မာ
အရွယ် ချူး
a-r-weh choo
NLNederlands
leeftijdsdiscriminatie
leef-tijds-dis-kri-mi-na-tie
NONorsk
alderdiskriminering
al-der-dis-kri-mi-ne-ring
PAPA
ਉਮਰ-ਪ Basing
um-ar-pa Basing
PLPolski
dystansowanie ze względu na wiek
dy-stan-so-wa-nie ze względu na wiek
PTPortuguês
ageísmo
a-ge-i-z-mo
RORomână
discrimare pe vârstă
dis-cri-ma-re pe var-stă
RUРусский
возрастная дискриминация
vozrastnaya diskriminatsiya
SVSvenska
åldersdiskriminering
aald-ers-dis-kri-mi-ne-ring
SWKiswahili
uchafuzi wa umri
u-cha-fu-zi wa um-ri
TAதமிழ்
வயதுபோன்மை
va-yu-tha-pa-n-mai
TEతెలుగు
వయస్సు వివక్ష
va-y-su vi-va-k-sha
THไทย
อคติต่ออายุ
ok-ti-to-a-yu
TLTL
pagkakabukod dahil sa edad
pa-g-ka-ka-buk-od da-hil sa edad
TRTürkçe
yaşçılık
ya-sh-ch-lik
UKУкраїнська
вікова дискримінація
vi-kova dis-kri-mi-natsiya
URاردو
عمرپرسی
umr-pa-rsi
VITiếng Việt
khủng hoảng tuổi tác
khung-hoang-tuoi-tac
YOYO
àgbà
a-g-ba
ZH中文
年龄歧视
niánlíng qíshì
ZUZU
ukuthi kwaba
u-ku-thi kwa-ba

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