English Dictionary

heightism

名詞

くだけた表現 不可算名詞

(informal) A prejudiced attitude about human height that often results in discrimination, based on the belief that unusually short or tall people are inferior and undesirable.

日本語の意味

身長に対する偏見や差別。特に、異常に低いまたは高い人々が劣っているとされ、社会的に不利な扱いを受ける考え方を示す。

She spoke out about heightism after being passed over for promotions because of her short stature.

彼女は身長が低いという理由で昇進を見送られた後、身長差別について声を上げた。

意味（1）

(informal) A prejudiced attitude about human height that often results in discrimination, based on the belief that unusually short or tall people are inferior and undesirable.

It is obvious that the dimensions of inequality could be extended to include a great many differences such as heightism where people who are taller are superior to people who are shorter, and so forth.