AGEISM


Meaning of AGEISM in English

age ‧ is ‧ m BrE AmE ( also agism American English ) /ˈeɪdʒɪz ə m/ noun [uncountable]

unfair treatment of people because they are old SYN age discrimination

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THESAURUS

▪ prejudice an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc:

racial prejudice

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prejudice against women

▪ discrimination the practice of treating one group of people differently from another in an unfair way:

There is widespread discrimination against older people.

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the laws on sex discrimination

▪ intolerance an unreasonable refusal to accept beliefs, customs, and ways of thinking that are different from your own:

religious intolerance

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There is an atmosphere of intolerance in the media.

▪ bigotry a completely unreasonable hatred for people of a different race, religion etc, based on strong and fixed opinions:

religious bigotry

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the bigotry directed at Jews and other ethnic groups

▪ racism/racial prejudice unfair treatment of people because they belong to a different race:

Many black people have been the victims of racism in Britain.

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Some immigrant groups faced racism, for example Jews and Italians, while others, such as Scandinavians, did not.

▪ sexism the belief that one sex, especially women, is weaker, less intelligent etc than the other, especially when this results in someone being treated unfairly:

sexism in language

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She accused him of sexism.

▪ ageism ( also agism American English ) unfair treatment of people because they are old:

The new law aims to stop ageism in the workplace.

▪ homophobia prejudice towards or hatred of gay people:

homophobia in the armed forces

▪ xenophobia /ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə $ -ˈfoʊ-/ hatred and fear of foreigners:

the xenophobia of the right-wing press

▪ anti-Semitism a strong feeling of hatred toward Jewish people:

Is anti-Semitism on the increase?

▪ Islamophobia hatred and fear of Muslims:

the rise of Islamophobia and right-wing extremism in Europe

▪ gay/union/America etc bashing unfair public criticism of gay people, union members, the American government etc:

The minister was accused of union bashing.

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There's so much America-bashing in the liberal press.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.