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generation gap
noun
- 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.
generation gap
noun
- 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
generation gap
- The differences in customs, attitudes, and beliefs between any two generations, but especially between youths and adults.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of generation gap1
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Idioms and Phrases
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”Discover More
Example Sentences
An exception is Kenya, where the generation gap is -6.5 percent.
It was a time in America when the generation gap may have never been wider but a Knicks game could bridge even the widest.
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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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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