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audism

Syllables: au·dismUK/ˈɔːdɪzəm/US/ˈɔdɪzəm/

audism noun: discrimination against deaf people in favor of hearing people.

Noun

audism (uncountable)

  1. Discrimination against deaf people in favor of hearing people.

Origin of audism

From audio + -ism, modelled after racism and sexism. Coined by American academic Tom Humphries in 1975.

Questions about audism

What does audism mean?
Audism means discrimination against deaf people in favor of hearing people.
What part of speech is audism?
Audism is a noun.
How do you pronounce audism?
Audism is pronounced /ˈɔːdɪzəm/ (UK).

Words near audism in the dictionary

  1. audiovocal
  2. audiowarez
  3. audiphone
  4. audiphones
  5. Audis
  6. audism
  7. audist
  8. audistic
  9. audists
  10. audit
  11. audit ale

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