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Comedy and drama are less ageist media for women than stuff like light entertainment. But in TV or film, women have to be more pleasing on the eye than men.
Sharon Horgan

Meaning of "ageist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AGEIST

ageist  [ˈeɪdʒɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGEIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ageist is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AGEIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ageism

Ageism is stereotyping and discriminating against individuals or groups on the basis of their age. This may be casual or systematic. The term was coined in 1969 by Robert Neil Butler to describe discrimination against seniors, and patterned on sexism and racism. Butler defined "ageism" as a combination of three connected elements. Among them were prejudicial attitudes towards older people, old age, and the aging process; discriminatory practices against older people; and institutional practices and policies that perpetuate stereotypes about older people. For example, the on-line dating site Plenty of Fish discriminates by restricting interaction between people of different age groups. The term has also been used to describe prejudice and discrimination against adolescents and children, including ignoring their ideas because they are too young, or assuming that they should behave in certain ways because of their age. Ageism in common parlance and age studies usually refers to negative discriminatory practices against old people, people in their middle years, teenagers and children. There are several forms of age-related bias.

Definition of ageist in the English dictionary

The definition of ageist in the dictionary is practising or showing discrimination against people on the grounds of age; specifically, discrimination against the elderly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGEIST


agist
əˈdʒɪst
biologist
baɪˈɒlədʒɪst
cardiologist
ˌkɑːdɪˈɒlədʒɪst
dermatologist
ˌdɜːməˈtɒlədʒɪst
elegist
ˈɛlɪdʒɪst
geologist
dʒɪˈɒlədʒɪst
geostrategist
ˌdʒiːəʊˈstrætɪdʒɪst
gist
dʒɪst
imagist
ˈɪmɪdʒɪst
meteorologist
ˌmiːtɪəˈrɒlədʒɪst
neurologist
njʊəˈrɒlədʒɪst
oligist
ˈɒlɪdʒɪst
oncologist
ɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪst
ophthalmologist
ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒɪst
pathologist
pəˈθɒlədʒɪst
philologist
fɪˈlɒlədʒɪst
psychologist
saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst
strategist
ˈstrætɪdʒɪst
technologist
tɛkˈnɒlədʒɪst
urologist
jʊəˈrɒlədʒɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGEIST

age range
age-long
age-old
age-proof
aged
agedly
agedness
agee
ageing
ageism
agelast
agelastic
ageless
agelessly
agelessness
agemate
Agen
agencies
agency
agency agreement

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGEIST

ableist
antitheist
atheist
canoeist
cueist
deist
feist
geist
heist
henotheist
hygeist
Kleist
monotheist
pantheist
poltergeist
polytheist
theist
tritheist
Zeist
zeitgeist

Synonyms and antonyms of ageist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ageist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGEIST

Find out the translation of ageist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ageist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ageist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

年龄歧视
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ageist
570 millions of speakers

English

ageist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ageist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ageist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с пожилыми людьми
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ageist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ageist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

âgiste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Umur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ageist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

年齢差別の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ageist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ageist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ageist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ageist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वयोमान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ageist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ageist
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ageist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з літніми людьми
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Its ageist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλικια- κής διάκρισης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ageist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ageist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ageist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ageist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGEIST»

The term «ageist» is regularly used and occupies the 88.000 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGEIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ageist

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QUOTES WITH «AGEIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ageist.
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Sharon Horgan
Comedy and drama are less ageist media for women than stuff like light entertainment. But in TV or film, women have to be more pleasing on the eye than men.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGEIST»

Discover the use of ageist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ageist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ageism: Stereotyping and Prejudice Against Older Persons
7. Ageist. Behavior. Monisha. Pasupathi. and. Corinna. E. Lockenhoff. Writing for the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in Kimelet al. v. Florida Board of Regents et al. (1999) , Justice Sandra Day O'Connor suggested that older adults  ...
Todd D. Nelson, 2004
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Sociology for Nurses
According to Hughes (1997), anti-ageist practice embodies the following three values: Personhood: ascribes to all people of all ages the authenticity and worth of being alive and of having lived. Citizenship: relationship between the individual ...
Elaine Denny, Sarah Earle, 2005
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Advances in Communications and Media Research
The scale is based on an actual count of the instances of ageist references in a document. This part of the evaluation should be based on the following factors: text and icon. The rater can count actual instances of lexically ageist terms. In those ...
Anthony V. Stavros, William H. Miller, 2002
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Gerontology for the Health Care Professional
Myth 10: Older adults tend to be pretty much alike. AGEIST LANGUAGE Ageist language is also a problem for older adults. Many negative terms are commonly used to describe older adults without much thought or understanding of how these ...
Regula Robnett, Walter Chop, 2010
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Ageism and Mistreatment of Older Workers: Current Reality, ...
They can provide, through counseling interviews, first and foremost, invaluable and foundational empathic understanding by nonjudgmentally eliciting, reflectively listening, and accurately affirming clients' perceived experience of ageist work ...
Patricia Brownell, James J. Kelly, 2012
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Essays on the Sociology of Culture
aGeist«. didnot have its present connotation ofan objectified andsocialized setof meanings;it rather denoted something transcendent and ecstatic.Hegel«s termstill reflects both significations: the socially shared and objectified heritage which ...
Karl Mannheim, 2012
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Public Health in the 21st Century [3 volumes]: [Three Volumes]
racism is considered taboo, ageist biases abound. Jokes about the physical, cognitive, and sexual problems of older people are present in the popular culture, as is evident on every media front, ranging from greeting cards to national ...
Madelon L. Finkel, 2010
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Ageism and Looksism Among Gay Men
None of these studies has examined within-group differences among gay men that may account for variance in ageist attitudes and none has examined the possible relationship between ageism and looksism. This study was the first of its kind ...
Steven David, 2006
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Aging with Attitude: Growing Older with Dignity and Vitality
AGEIST JOKES Social attitudes toward the elderly and the bias that is endemic in our culture is reflected in the ageist jokes that are delivered by stand-up comedians, imparted in the movies and on television sitcoms, passed from person to ...
Robert Levine, 2004
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Chronic Pain For Dummies
Here are some examples of ageist comments some doctors make and suggestions on how you might respond to them. Ageist comment: You have to expect pain at your age! There isn't much we can do. Possible response: My pain is severe.
Stuart Kassan, MD, Charles J. Vierck, Jr., PhD, Elizabeth Vierck, MS, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGEIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ageist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aussies Not Saving Enough for Retirement
Shepherd said Australians need to stop being ageist and instead take advantage of the knowledge and expertise older generations bring to the ... «Pro Bono Australia, Jul 15»
2
Sustainability If
Racist, sexist, homophobic, speciesist, ableist, and ageist behaviors are just as unsustainable as two-car households if we value social justice ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
3
Age-old dilemma for women
... distancing ourselves from our future selves," said Ashton Applewhite, who recently turned 63 and who runs the Tumblr "Yo, Is This Ageist?". «NWAOnline, Jul 15»
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LAURA HOLLIS: Liberty without wisdom
But even if the ageist slogans of the 1960s went by the wayside, the Boomers — and the multigenerational counterculture of academics, media ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
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SHANTAL MUNRO-KNIGHT: Prove us critics wrong
It is an ageist argument which is based on the same level of thinking that perhaps informed the sending home of the 13 workers over the age of ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
6
Popsmacked! It takes a lot of bravado to reprise a character in your …
It's not ageist to say that Arnold Schwarzenegger at 67 is nowhere near his physical peak. When we see him onscreen in "Terminator Genisys" ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
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Hungarian isn't an ethnicity, it's a language
Pathetic “Come Home, Young Hungarian” campaigns – underfunded and ageist are always doomed to fail – but knowledge of a decent ... «Hungarian Free Press, Jul 15»
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Watch Dennis Skinner's epic exchange with 'dodgy Dave' Cameron …
The 83-year-old yelled over MPs' jeers to say: 'No wonder they call him dodgy Dave!' - now opponents accuse the PM's reply of being ageist. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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The real reason for Sheila Hancock's soaring car insurance
Is the insurance industry ageist? The experience of older drivers - who see premiums rocket in the absence of making any claims - would ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Ted Cruz Alleges Karl Rove Threatened Him and Made Ageist
In his forthcoming book, A Time for Truth, Republican presidential candidate Cruz alleged that long-time Bush confidant Rove threatened him ... «Mediaite, Jun 15»

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