Meanings
noungeneration gap (plural generation gaps)
plural generation gaps
- A disconnect between members of one generation and members of the next based on the later generation developing habits, attitudes, and preferences inconsistent with the experience of the former.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 代溝 /代沟
- 代溝 /代沟 (doi⁶ kau¹)disconnect between generations
Chinese Mandarin 代溝 /代沟
- 代溝 /代沟 (dàigōu)disconnect between generations
Dutch generatiekloof
- generatiekloofdisconnect between generations
Finnish sukupolvien välinen kuilu, sukupolvikuilu
- sukupolvien välinen kuiludisconnect between generations
- sukupolvikuiludisconnect between generations
French fossé des générations, fracture intergénérationnelle
- fossé des générationsdisconnect between generations
- fracture intergénérationnelledisconnect between generations
Hungarian generációs szakadék
- generációs szakadékdisconnect between generations
Italian gap generazionale
- gap generazionaledisconnect between generations
Māori āputa reanga
- āputa reangadisconnect between generations
Russian разры́в поколений
- разры́в поколений (razrýv pokolenij)disconnect between generations
Spanish brecha generacional
- brecha generacionaldisconnect between generations
Swedish generationsklyfta
- generationsklyftadisconnect between generations
Thai ช่องว่างระหว่างวัย
- ช่องว่างระหว่างวัย (chɔ̂ng-wâang-rá-wàang-wāi)disconnect between generations
Cite this entry
APA
generation gap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generation%20gap
MLA
“generation gap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generation%20gap. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “generation gap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generation%20gap.
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