ableist

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪst/

Adjective

ableist (comparative more ableist, superlative most ableist)

1. Exhibiting or relating to ableism.

   The words "lame" and "spaz" are ableist slurs.

   • 2022 August 1, Laura Snapes, quoting Hannah Diviney, “Beyoncé to change Renaissance lyric containing ableist slur”, in The Guardian‎:

     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.

Translations

relating to ableism

Finnish: ableistinen, vammaisia syrjivä German: ableistisch Greek: μισαναπηρικός (misanapirikós) Spanish: capacitista (es)

Noun

ableist (plural ableists)

1. One who exhibits ableism, or prejudice against the disabled.
   • 2008, Susan Musser, Andrea B. DeMott, David M. Haugen, Rights of 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.

Translations

one who exhibits ableism

Finnish: ableisti Spanish: capacitista (es)

Descendants

• → Ukrainian: е́йбліст (éjblist)

Anagrams

• Stabile, albites, astilbe, bastile, bestial, libates, stabile