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disablist

/dɪsˈeɪblɪst/

disablist adjective: exhibiting disablism; prejudiced against the disabled.

Adjective

disablist (comparative more disablist, superlative most disablist)

  1. Exhibiting disablism; prejudiced against the disabled.

Noun

disablist (plural disablists)

  1. One who exhibits disablism.

Forms of disablist

Adjective
comparativemore disablist
superlativemost disablist
Noun
pluraldisablists

Origin of disablist

From disable + -ist, by analogy with racist, sexist, etc.

Questions about disablist

What does disablist mean?
Disablist means exhibiting disablism; prejudiced against the disabled.
What part of speech is disablist?
Disablist can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce disablist?
Disablist is pronounced /dɪsˈeɪblɪst/.

Words near disablist in the dictionary

  1. disablers
  2. disables
  3. disabling
  4. disablingly
  5. disablism
  6. disablist
  7. disablists
  8. disabusal
  9. disabusals
  10. disabuse
  11. disabused

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