disablist

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/dɪsˈeɪblɪst/

adjective

Exhibiting disablism; prejudiced against the disabled.

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Meanings

adjectivedisablist (comparative more disablist, superlative most disablist)

comparative more disablist · superlative most disablist

  1. Exhibiting disablism; prejudiced against the disabled.
noundisablist (plural disablists)

plural disablists

  1. One who exhibits disablism.

Origin

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

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APA

disablist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disablist

MLA

“disablist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disablist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disablist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disablist.

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