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able-bodyism en · NOUN

Etymology

From able body + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Ableism: a prejudice in favor of the able-bodied.
    • Able-bodyism is an obvious part of being in organisations even when certain tasks are designated as for disabled people. 1995, Jeff Hearn, Wendy Parkin, Sex at Work, page 185:

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Synonyms

able-bodiedism · ableism