Phrase guide

generation gap

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A disconnect between members of one generation and members of the next based on the later generation developing habits, attitudes, and preferences inconsistent with the experience of the former.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a difference between the views of young people and their parents

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: gap

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 代溝 /代沟 (doi6 kau1) — disconnect between generations
  • Hakka Chinese: 代溝 /代沟 (thoi-kiêu) — disconnect between generations
  • Chinese: 代溝 /代沟 (tāi-kau) — disconnect between generations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 代溝 /代沟 (dàigōu) — disconnect between generations
  • Dutch: generatiekloof — disconnect between generations
  • Finnish: sukupolvien välinen kuilu — disconnect between generations
  • Finnish: sukupolvikuilu — disconnect between generations
  • French: fossé des générations — disconnect between generations
  • French: fracture intergénérationnelle — disconnect between generations
  • Hungarian: generációs szakadék — disconnect between generations
  • Italian: gap generazionale — disconnect between generations
  • Māori: āputa reanga — disconnect between generations
  • Khiamniungan Naga: vījīeh — disconnect between generations
  • Russian: разры́в поколений (razrýv pokolenij) — disconnect between generations
  • Spanish: brecha generacional — disconnect between generations
  • Swedish: generationsklyfta — disconnect between generations
  • Thai: ช่องว่างระหว่างวัย (chɔ̂ng-wâang-rá-wàang-wāi) — disconnect between generations