audistic

English

Etymology

From audist +‎ -ic.

Adjective

audistic (comparative more audistic, superlative most audistic)

  1. Relating to or involving audism ("discrimination or prejudice against deaf people").
    • 2016, Homer Ross Tomlin, Homer Thornberry: Congressman, Judge, and Advocate for Equal Rights, Fort Worth, T.X.: TCU Press, →ISBN, page 101:
      Author Myron Uhlberg, another son of deaf-mute parents, was sickened by the audistic treatment of his father in public.

Usage notes
  • Not to be confused with autistic (“on the autism spectrum”).
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