ageismage‧is‧m (also agism American English) /ˈeɪdʒɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- It is an aspect of ageism that old age is seen as asexual.
- It is imperative that young and middle-aged adults confront their own and each other's ageism.
- It is this process of socialisation - the gradual adoption of values and norms associated with social roles - which generates ageism.
- Particular attention is paid to ageism, and the part counselling can play in combating its effects.
- The major objective of the counsellor, especially the counsellor who actively seeks to combat ageism, is to encourage involvement.
- There may be unacceptable ageism in some, negative attitudes towards carers in others.
- We have earlier discussed the prevalence of ageism.
- Would our attitudes to our future selves - which is what ageism is truly about - be so negative?
THESAURUS► prejudice
unfair treatment of people because they are old SYN age discrimination► see thesaurus at prejudice an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc: · racial prejudice· prejudice against women
► discrimination the practice of treating one group of people differently from another in an unfair way: · There is widespread discrimination against older people.· the laws on sex discrimination
► intolerance an unreasonable refusal to accept beliefs, customs, and ways of thinking that are different from your own: · religious intolerance· There is an atmosphere of intolerance in the media.
► bigotry a completely unreasonable hatred for people of a different race, religion etc, based on strong and fixed opinions: · religious bigotry· the bigotry directed at Jews and other ethnic groups
► racism/racial prejudice unfair treatment of people because they belong to a different race: · Many black people have been the victims of racism in Britain.· Some immigrant groups faced racism, for example Jews and Italians, while others, such as Scandinavians, did not.
► sexism the belief that one sex, especially women, is weaker, less intelligent etc than the other, especially when this results in someone being treated unfairly: · sexism in language· She accused him of sexism.
► ageism (also agism American English) unfair treatment of people because they are old: · The new law aims to stop ageism in the workplace.
► homophobia prejudice towards or hatred of gay people: · homophobia in the armed forces
► xenophobia hatred and fear of foreigners: · the xenophobia of the right-wing press
► anti-Semitism a strong feeling of hatred toward Jewish people: · Is anti-Semitism on the increase?
► Islamophobia hatred and fear of Muslims: · the rise of Islamophobia and right-wing extremism in Europe
► gay/union/America etc bashing unfair public criticism of gay people, union members, the American government etc: · The minister was accused of union bashing.· There's so much America-bashing in the liberal press.
WORD SETS► Sociologyabdicate, verbaffirmative action, nounage discrimination, nounageism, nounalienation, nounalmshouse, nounbackground, nounbeatnik, nounbeggar, nounbetterment, nounbirthrate, nounbohemian, adjectivebondage, nouncarer, nouncaretaker, nouncase work, nouncaste, nouncity planning, nouncommoner, nounconditioning, nounconsumer society, nounculture, noundisease, noundosser, noundoss house, noundown-and-out, noundownwardly mobile, adjectiveeuthanasia, nounformative, adjectivegenteel, adjectivegentlefolk, noungentleman, noungentlewoman, noungentry, noungeriatric, adjectivegerontology, noungrey, adjectivehermit, nounhierarchy, nounhippie, nounHonourable, adjectiveindependence, nounindustrialism, nouninequality, nouninfrastructure, nouninner city, nouninstitution, nouninstitutionalize, verbintegrate, verbliteracy, nounlower class, nounlow life, nounmatrix, nounmeritocracy, nounmobile, adjectivemores, nounmortality, nounNew Age traveller, nounorder, nounoutreach, nounpatriarchy, nounpecking order, nounpeer pressure, nounpetty bourgeois, adjectiveplebeian, nounpolitics, nounprogress, nounrank, nounreaction, nounrear, verbreceive, verbredneck, nounrevolution, nounsecularism, nounservice, nounsexual, adjectivesister, nounslave, nounslavery, nounsnowbird, nounsocial, adjectivesocial, nounsocialization, nounsocial science, nounsocial studies, nounsocial work, nounsocial worker, nounsociety, nounsocio-, prefixsocioeconomic, adjectivesoup kitchen, nounstratified, adjectivestratum, nounstreet people, nounsubgroup, nounsuburbanite, nounsuburbia, nounsupport group, nountownie, nountown meeting, nountown planning, nountownspeople, nountramp, noununattached, adjectiveuncle, noununconventional, adjectiveunderclass, nounupwardly mobile, adjectivewhite-collar, adjectiveworking class, noun
- freebirth
- freebirther
- freebooter
- freeborn
- Free Church
- Free Church of Scotland
- free collective bargaining
- freedom
- freedom fighter
- Freedom of Information Act
- Freedom Tower
- free enterprise
- free fall
- free-falling
- free-floating
- Freefone
- underwent
- underwhelm
- underworld
- underwrite
- underwriter
- Underwriters' Laboratories
- undeserved
- undesirable
- undetected