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generation gap

noun

a lack of communication between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, brought about by differences of tastes, values, outlook, etc.

generation gap

noun

the years separating one generation from the generation that precedes or follows it, esp when regarded as representing the difference in outlook and the lack of understanding between them

generation gap

The differences in customs, attitudes, and beliefs between any two generations, but especially between youths and adults.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of generation gap¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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Idioms and Phrases

A broad difference in values and attitudes between one generation and another, especially between parents and their children. For example, There's a real generation gap in their choice of music, restaurants, clothing—you name it. [1960s”

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It is something of a generation gap comedy.

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Ms Longworth said she wanted to bridge the growing "generation gap" around social media.

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It also mirrors something of a generation gap in Mr. Biden’s base of support.

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Are millennials all that different from their parents, or is this generation gap simply the disdain that the young always have for their elders?

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President Biden’s campaign is working to reach across the generation gap to the tens of millions of predominantly younger voters on TikTok, where the challenges are daunting and the rewards difficult to track.

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