Etymology

From able +‎ -istCategory:English terms suffixed with -ist#ABLEIST, by analogy with racist, sexist, etc.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪst/Category:English 3-syllable words#ABLEISTCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ABLEIST

Adjective

ableist (comparative more ableist, superlative most ableist)Category:English lemmas#ABLEISTCategory:English adjectives#ABLEISTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABLEISTCategory:Pages with entries#ABLEISTCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ABLEIST

1. Exhibiting or relating to ableism.

   The words "lame" and "spaz" are ableist slurs.Category:English terms with usage examples#ABLEIST

   • 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.

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Noun

ableist (plural ableists)Category:English lemmas#ABLEISTCategory:English nouns#ABLEISTCategory:English countable nouns#ABLEISTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABLEISTCategory:Pages with entries#ABLEISTCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ABLEIST

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.

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Descendants

• → Ukrainian: е́йбліст (éjblist)

Anagrams

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