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ageism

'eidʒizәm4 senses · 722 ms
Level C2
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noun/ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪzm̩//ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪz.əm/
  1. 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.countableuncountable

    • 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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