audist

[ aw-dist ]

adjective

1. relating to, involving, or fostering discrimination against people who cannot hear or have difficulty hearing:

   These audist attitudes are built on the faulty premise that if a person is deaf or hard of hearing, they cannot communicate.

noun

1. someone who discriminates against or exhibits prejudice or hostility toward people who cannot hear or have difficulty hearing:

   The essay examines the conflict that exists on campus between the audists and the Deaf culture on campus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of audist¹

First recorded in 1895–1900, for an earlier sense; aud(io)- ( def ) + -ist ( def )