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ableist

adj
/ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪst/US

Etymology

From able + -ist, by analogy with racist, sexist, etc.

  1. derived from habilis — “easily managed, held, or handled; apt; skillful”
  2. derived from abile
  3. derived from able
  4. inherited from able
  5. suffixed as ableist — “able + ist”

Definitions

  1. Exhibiting or relating to ableism.

    • The words "lame" and "spaz" are ableist slurs.
    • Beyoncé’s commitment to musical and visual storytelling did not “excuse her use of ableist language – language that gets used and ignored all too often”, wrote Diviney.

  2. One who exhibits ableism, or prejudice against the disabled.

    • Like racists and sexists, ableists discriminate against the disabled due only to the fact that they have disabilities and believe in the superior nature and abilities of nondisabled people.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA