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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.

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Origin of generation gap

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby generation gap

generate, generating plant, generation, Generation A, Generation C, generation gap, Generation Jones, Generation X, Generation XL, Generation Y, Generation Z

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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|Digiday
While 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|Digiday
This 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|Nautilus
In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic|Samantha Allen|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

I watched SNL—the Eddie Murphy generation—and also SCTV with Rick Moranis.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But most of this gap, say the researchers who carried out the study, is due to discrimination.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A place that has multiplied success for generation after generation of its children.
Mario Cuomo, Always Moving Us Toward the Light|Mike Barnicle|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This was a guy from the hip-hop generation and with a perspective that was inextricably linked to that generation.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott|Stereo Williams|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The memory of him shall not depart away, and his name shall be in request from generation to generation.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Their bodies are buried in peace, and their name liveth unto generation and generation.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
"All right, Pater," you would say, and leave the matter in the hands of the elder generation.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
A pang, a bitterness that lasted for a day or for a year—and the gap would be filled again by some one else.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Bran or horse-dung inside was a good thing as a stop-gap, though it added not to the strength of the boiler.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for generation gap

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

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Cultural definitions for generation gap

generation gap

The differences in customs, attitudes, and beliefs between any two generations, but especially between youths and adults.

Other Idioms and Phrases with generation gap

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”