audist

American  

[aw-dist] / ˈɔ dɪst /

adjective

1. 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.

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noun

1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of audist

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