Ageism Definition

ājizəm
noun
Discrimination based on age, especially prejudice against the elderly.
American Heritage
Discrimination against people on the basis of age; specif., discrimination against, and prejudicial stereotyping of, older people.
Webster's New World

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

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • agism

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Noun

Singular:
ageism
Plural:
ageisms

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