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ableisms

ableisms is the plural of ableism.

Meaning of ableism

Noun

ableism (countable and uncountable, plural ableisms)

  1. (uncountable) Discrimination or prejudice against individuals with physical, intellectual, psychiatric, or other disabilities.
    • [from late 20th c.]
  2. (countable) An instance of ableism.
    • Developing guidelines around which ableisms and favoritisms of abilities are ethical , e.g. which form and shape of competitiveness might be ethical and which might not, can be a useful tool for the governance of S&T.2010, Susan E. Cozzens, Jameson Wetmore, Nanotechnology and the Challenges of Equity, Equality and Development, page 101

Questions about ableisms

What is ableisms the plural of?
Ableisms is the plural of ableism.

Words near ableisms in the dictionary

  1. ablegates
  2. ablegating
  3. ablegation
  4. ablegations
  5. ableism
  6. ableisms
  7. ableist
  8. ableistic
  9. ableists
  10. Ableman
  11. Ablemans

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