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audist

[ aw-dist ]
/ ˈɔ dɪst /
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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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Origin of audist

First recorded in 1895–1900, for an earlier sense; aud(io)- + -ist

Words nearby audist

audiotypist, audiovisual, audiovisual aids, audiphone, audism, audist, audit, Audit Bureau of Circulation, audition, auditionee, auditioner
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