singlism
nounEtymology From single + -ism.
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Discrimination against and negative perception of single people and singlehood.
- 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.2006, Bella DePaulo, Singled Out: How Singles are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN:
- Derived terms
- singlist
- Related terms
- single, singlehood