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ableism
(able|ism)
Pronunciation:
/ˈeɪblɪz(ə)m/
(also
ablism
)
noun
[
mass noun
]
discrimination in favour of able-bodied people:
we were fed up with the ableism of the women’s movement
Derivatives
ableist
adjective
Nearby Words
ablative absolute
ablaut
ablaze
able
-able
able seaman
able-bodied
able-bodied seaman
abled
ableism
abloom
ablush
ablution
ably
-ably
ABM
Abnaki
abnegate
abnegation