Definify.com
Definition 2024
ableism
ableism
English
Noun
ableism (uncountable)
- Discrimination against persons with disabilities or in favour of those without. [Late 20the century.][1]
Synonyms
- able-bodyism
- able-bodiedism
- ablecentrism
Related terms
Alternative forms
References
- ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 5