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able-bodism

able-bodism is the alternative spelling of able-bodyism.

Meaning of able-bodyism

Noun

able-bodyism (uncountable)

  1. Ableism: a prejudice in favor of the able-bodied.
    • Able-bodyism is an obvious part of being in organisations even when certain tasks are designated as for disabled people.1995, Jeff Hearn, Wendy Parkin, Sex at Work, page 185

Questions about able-bodism

What is able-bodism the alternative spelling of?
Able-bodism is the alternative spelling of able-bodyism.

Words near able-bodism in the dictionary

  1. able-bodied
  2. able-bodied seaman
  3. able-bodied seamen
  4. able-bodiedism
  5. able-bodiedness
  6. able-bodism
  7. able-bodyism
  8. able-bodyist
  9. able-bodyists
  10. able-minded
  11. able-mindedness

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