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ablenationalism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • ā′bəl-năsh′ə-nə-lĭz′əm
  • -năsh′nə-
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.bəlˈnaʃ.ə.nəˌlɪz.əm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈnaʃ.nəˌ-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.bəlˈnæʃ.ə.nəˌlɪz.əm/
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈnæʃ.nəˌ-/
  • Australian: /ˌæɪ.bəlˈnæʃ.ə.nəˌlɪz.əm/
  • Australian: /-ˈnæʃ.nəˌ-/
  • India: /ˌeː.belˈnæʃ.o.naˌliz.om/
  • India: /-ˈnæʃ.naˌ-/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌæɪ.bəlˈnɛʃ.ə.nəˌləz.əm/
  • New-Zealand: /-ˈnɛʃ.nəˌ-/
  • Scotland: /ˌe.bəlˈnaʃ.ə.nəˌlɪz.əm/
  • Scotland: /-ˈnaʃ.nəˌ-/
  • rhymes with -æʃənəlɪzəm
  • rhymes with -æʃnəlɪzəm
  • rhymes with -aʃənəlɪzəm
  • rhymes with -aʃnəlɪzəm

1

noun

Meaning 1

The attitude that considers the qualifications of citizenship to be such that people with disabilities are exceptions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From able + nationalism, modelled after homonationalism. The word was coined by Sharon L. Snyder and David T. Mitchell in a 2010 journal article: see the quotation.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ablenationalismi — attitude that considers the qualifications of citizenship to be such that people with disabilities are exceptions
  • Polish: ablenacjonalizm — attitude that considers the qualifications of citizenship to be such that people with disabilities are exceptions