generation gap
a lack of communication between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, brought about by differences of tastes, values, outlook, etc.
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How to use generation gap in a sentence
When it comes to politics or social values the generation gap can be quite wide, and we are now seeing different opinions between younger people and colleagues of their parents’ age about hybrid working.
Generation gap widening over attitudes toward hybrid working models | Jessica Davies | December 8, 2021 | DigidayWhile the pandemic has upended business for everybody, the generation gap between Gen Z and their more seasoned colleagues — when it comes to everything from job satisfaction and work travel to the age of their bosses — has remained a constant.
How Gen Z is handling the workplace generation divide, and how it can be fixed | Sara Jerde | October 1, 2021 | DigidayThis sadly left NASA with a generation gap of lost expertise.
The Profound Potential of Elon Musk’s New Rocket - Issue 100: Outsiders | Robert Zubrin | May 12, 2021 | NautilusAn exception is Kenya, where the generation gap is -6.5 percent.
It Gets Better—but Mostly if You Live in a Rich, Democratic Country | Jay Michaelson | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a time in America when the generation gap may have never been wider but a Knicks game could bridge even the widest.
‘When the Garden Was Eden’: Why New York City Needs the Knicks Now More Than Ever | Robert Silverman | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
There is a generation gap as well, with the president holding a commanding lead among 18-to-29-year-olds, 60 to 37 percent.
Their constitutional position is identical, barring a generation gap.
In this way a generation gap has been created, and youths wanting to escape parental influence can count on the state for support.
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British Dictionary definitions for generation gap
the years separating one generation from the generation that precedes or follows it, esp when regarded as representing the difference in outlook and the lack of understanding between them
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Cultural definitions for generation gap
The differences in customs, attitudes, and beliefs between any two generations, but especially between youths and adults.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Other Idioms and Phrases with generation gap
A broad difference in values and attitudes between one generation and another, especially between parents and their children. For example, There's a real generation gap in their choice of music, restaurants, clothing—you name it. [1960s”
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