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Singlism vs Singlist - What's the difference?

singlism | singlist |

Singlist is a derived term of singlism.



As nouns the difference between singlism and singlist

is that singlism is discrimination against and negative perception of single people while singlist is a person who discriminates on the basis of singlehood; one who holds negative views of single people.

singlism

English

Alternative forms

*singleism

Noun

(-)
  • Discrimination against and negative perception of single people.
  • * 2006 , Bella DePaulo, Singled Out: How Singles are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After , St. Martin's Press (2006), ISBN 9780312340827, page 228-229:
    • Singlism seems to seep into way too many of the nooks and crannies of a person's life and leave its stain. A job applicant shows up for an interview and is asked how he will feel at company social events when he is the only one without a spouse.

    Derived terms

    * singlist

    Quotations

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    singlist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who discriminates on the basis of singlehood; one who holds negative views of single people.
  • * 2011 , , Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men Into Boys , Basic Books (2011), ISBN 9780465022359, unnumbered pages:
    • Like racists and sexists, singlists discriminate against an outcast group.

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