ableist

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪst/

Adjective

[edit]

ableist (comparative more ableist, superlative most ableist)

  1. Exhibiting or relating to ableism.
    The words "lame" and "spaz" are ableist slurs.
    • 2022 August 1, Laura Snapes, quoting Hannah Diviney, “Beyoncé to change Renaissance lyric containing ableist slur”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Beyoncé’s commitment to musical and visual storytelling did not “excuse her use of ableist language – language that gets used and ignored all too often”, wrote Diviney.

Translations

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

ableist (plural ableists)

  1. One who exhibits ableism, or prejudice against the disabled.
    • 2008, Susan Musser, Andrea B. DeMott, David M. Haugen, Rights of the Disabled:
      Like racists and sexists, ableists discriminate against the disabled due only to the fact that they have disabilities and believe in the superior nature and abilities of nondisabled people.

Translations

[edit]

Anagrams

[edit]