Word: ageism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: age
ism
Definition: The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age.
Morphemes:
Affix: age
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To categorize by age.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: aetātem
Language: la
Decoded: aetatem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a generation
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.