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generation gap

generation gap noun: a disconnect between members of one generation and members of the next based on the later generation developing habits, attitudes, and preferences inconsistent with the experience of the former.

Noun

generation gap (plural generation gaps)

  1. A disconnect between members of one generation and members of the next based on the later generation developing habits, attitudes, and preferences inconsistent with the experience of the former.

generation gap meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Thai

generation gap in Tamil

தலைமுறை இடைவெளி

generation gap in Kannada

ತಲೆಮಾರಿನ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ, ಪೀಳಿಗೆಯ ಅಂತರ, ತಲೆಮಾರು ಅಂತರ

generation gap in Thai

disconnect between generations
ช่องว่างระหว่างวัย chɔ̂ng-wâang-rá-wàang-wāi

Forms of generation gap

pluralgeneration gaps

Questions about generation gap

What does generation gap mean?
Generation gap means a disconnect between members of one generation and members of the next based on the later generation developing habits, attitudes, and preferences inconsistent with the experience of the former.
What is generation gap in Tamil?
Generation gap in Tamil is தலைமுறை இடைவெளி. See Generation gap meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is generation gap?
Generation gap is a noun.
What is the plural of generation gap?
The plural of generation gap is generation gaps.

Words near generation gap in the dictionary

  1. Generation Beta
  2. Generation Betas
  3. generation effect
  4. generation effects
  5. Generation Facebook
  6. generation gap
  7. generation gaps
  8. Generation Jones
  9. Generation K
  10. generation loss
  11. generation losses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: generation gap (page history and authors); generation gap (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); generation gap (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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