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able-bodyism

able-bodyism noun: ableism: a prejudice in favor of the able-bodied.

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

Synonyms of able-bodyism

Forms of able-bodyism

alternative formable-bodism

Origin of able-bodyism

From able body + -ism.

Questions about able-bodyism

What does able-bodyism mean?
Able-bodyism means ableism: a prejudice in favor of the able-bodied.
What part of speech is able-bodyism?
Able-bodyism is a noun.

Words near able-bodyism in the dictionary

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

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