ableist
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
able + -ist, by analogy with racist, sexist, etc.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ableist (comparative more ableist, superlative most ableist)
- Exhibiting or relating to ableism.
- The words "lame" and "spaz" are ableist slurs.
- 2022 August 1, Laura Snapes, quoting Hannah Diviney, “Beyoncé to change Renaissance lyric containing ableist slur”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Beyoncé’s commitment to musical and visual storytelling did not “excuse her use of ableist language – language that gets used and ignored all too often”, wrote Diviney.
Translations[edit]
relating to ableism
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Noun[edit]
ableist (plural ableists)
- One who exhibits ableism, or prejudice against the disabled.
- 2008, Susan Musser, Andrea B. DeMott, David M. Haugen, Rights of the Disabled:
- Like racists and sexists, ableists discriminate against the disabled due only to the fact that they have disabilities and believe in the superior nature and abilities of nondisabled people.
Translations[edit]
one who exhibits ableism
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