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audism.

Discrimination against deaf people in favor of hearing people.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔːdɪzəm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔdɪzəm/General-American/ˈɑdɪzəm/cot-caught-merger
  1. Discrimination against deaf people in favor of hearing people.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From audio + -ism, modelled after racism and sexism. Coined by American academic Tom Humphries in 1975.

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