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ableism

able·ism

Today it means: Discrimination or prejudice against individuals with physical, intellectual, psychiatric, or other disabilities. Full definition →

First used late 20th c.

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The story

From able + -ism, modelled on racism, sexism, etc.

First known use, by meaning

from late 20th c. Discrimination or prejudice against individuals with physical, intellectual, psychiatric, or other disabilities.

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