Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ableist

/ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: ableist
IPA: /ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪst/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting or relating to ableism.

noun

One who exhibits ableism, or prejudice against the disabled.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: able

Inflected Forms

more ableist (comparative) most ableist (superlative) ableists (plural)

Homonyms

ablest

Questions

How do you pronounce ableist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪst/.
What does ableist mean?: Exhibiting or relating to ableism.
Where does ableist come from?: From able + -ist, by analogy with racist, sexist, etc.

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