youthism

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noun

discrimination against young people

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Meanings

nounyouthism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablediscrimination against young people

    Physical prejudice exists among people surrounding ageism, youthism, sizeism and disabilities.

    1999, Leigh Stephens Aldrich, Covering the community: a diversity handbook for media, page 8
    1 more example

    And now we have youthism — the hatred of young people, a new moral and social scourge, a kind of collective psychosis.

    1976, Atlas world press review: Volume 23

Origin

From youth + -ism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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