ageismn.

Brit.

/ˈeɪdʒɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈeɪdʒˌɪz(ə)m/

Forms: 1900s– ageism, 1900s– agism.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: age n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < age n. + -ism suffix, after e.g. racism n., sexism n.²

Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age; age discrimination, esp. against the elderly.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > [noun] > discrimination or inegalitarianism > by age

age discrimination1902

ageism1969

1969 Washington Post 7 Mar. a6/1 Dr. Robert Butler..believes many of his Chevy Chase neighbors suffer from ‘age-ism’.

1969 R. N. Butler in Gerontologist Winter 243/1 We shall soon have to consider..a form of bigotry we now tend to overlook: age discrimination or age-ism, prejudice by one age group toward other age groups.

1977 Grimsby Evening Tel. 27 May 2/5 ‘Like sexism and racism, ageism has had its day,’ said Dr. Alex Comfort, a world expert on ageing.

1983 Daily Tel. 21 Nov. 12/8 Ageism might be a joke, but it is meant only too seriously.

2007 Hello! 17 July 11/2 Accusations of ageism have been levelled at the BBC.., particularly since newsreader Moira Stuart, 56, was ousted earlier this year.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ageism
释义	ageismn. Brit. /ˈeɪdʒɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈeɪdʒˌɪz(ə)m/ Forms: 1900s– ageism, 1900s– agism. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: age n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < age n. + -ism suffix, after e.g. racism n., sexism n.² Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age; age discrimination, esp. against the elderly. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > [noun] > discrimination or inegalitarianism > by age age discrimination1902 ageism1969 1969 Washington Post 7 Mar. a6/1 Dr. Robert Butler..believes many of his Chevy Chase neighbors suffer from ‘age-ism’. 1969 R. N. Butler in Gerontologist Winter 243/1 We shall soon have to consider..a form of bigotry we now tend to overlook: age discrimination or age-ism, prejudice by one age group toward other age groups. 1977 Grimsby Evening Tel. 27 May 2/5 ‘Like sexism and racism, ageism has had its day,’ said Dr. Alex Comfort, a world expert on ageing. 1983 Daily Tel. 21 Nov. 12/8 Ageism might be a joke, but it is meant only too seriously. 2007 Hello! 17 July 11/2 Accusations of ageism have been levelled at the BBC.., particularly since newsreader Moira Stuart, 56, was ousted earlier this year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1969
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