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ableist

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪst/Sorted abeilstStarts with AEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Exhibiting or relating to ableism.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • 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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