ageism

Plural: ageisms

Noun

Prejudice or discrimination against a particular age group.
discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people
The treating of a person or people, especially older people, differently from others based on assumptions, prejudices or/and stereotypes relating to their age.

Examples

To assume a player couldn’t win because of their age was a form of ageism on the Words With Friends board.

Origin / Etymology

From age + -ism. Coined by American academic Robert N. Butler in 1969.

Synonyms

agism

Scrabble Score: 9

ageism: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ageism: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ageism: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

ageism: valid Words With Friends Word