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audist
[ aw-dist ]
adjective
- relating to, involving, or fostering discrimination against people who cannot hear or have difficulty hearing:
These audist attitudes are built on the faulty premise that if a person is deaf or hard of hearing, they cannot communicate.
noun
- someone who discriminates against or exhibits prejudice or hostility toward people who cannot hear or have difficulty hearing:
The essay examines the conflict that exists on campus between the audists and the Deaf culture on campus.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of audist1
First recorded in 1895–1900, for an earlier sense; aud(io)- ( def ) + -ist ( def )
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