heightism

[hahy-tiz-uhm]

noun

1. discrimination or prejudice based on a person's stature, especially discrimination against short people.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heightism¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

But modern critics see the idea of a Napoleon complex as evidence of an ongoing pattern of height discrimination, or “heightism,” a term coined by sociologists in the 1970s.

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Reading this far, you might be wondering how heightism exists in the real world.

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Kimhi argues that, to address heightism, people need to start by "naming" the phenomenon — that is, "recognizing harmful experiences they suffer as related to height discrimination."

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To comprehend how heightism can be both demonstrable and elusive, one need only look at the history of the United States.

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There could be an upsurge in damaging heightism.

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