singleism

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A form of singlism — Discrimination against and negative perception of single people and singlehood.

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Meanings

nounsingleism (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of singlism.

    But the sad truth is that even Janet Reno's description of herself as "an awkward old maid" buys into the myth of the never-married eccentric. That's how deep singleism goes.

    1993 February 18, Alice Steinbach, “Singles are suspect to those who divide the world by twos”, in The Baltimore Sun

Origin

From single + -ism.

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APA

singleism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/singleism

MLA

“singleism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/singleism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “singleism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/singleism.

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