generation gap

noun

1. 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.

generation gap

noun

1. 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

generation gap

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of generation gap¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Idioms and Phrases

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”

Example Sentences

It also mirrors something of a generation gap in Mr. Biden’s base of support.

From New York Times

Are millennials all that different from their parents, or is this generation gap simply the disdain that the young always have for their elders?

From Los Angeles Times

President Biden’s campaign is working to reach across the generation gap to the tens of millions of predominantly younger voters on TikTok, where the challenges are daunting and the rewards difficult to track.

From New York Times

"Tony Bennett has not just bridged the generation gap, he has demolished it," the New York Times wrote in 1994.

From Reuters

And that has created a generation gap that has divided the players off the field while uniting them on it.

From Los Angeles Times