noun phrase · neutral
generation gap
UK/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən gæp/US/ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən gæp/gen·er·A·tion GAP
Differences in attitudes or values between older and younger generations.
Examples
“a generation gap between parents and teenagers”
“bridge the generation gap”
“widen the generation gap”
Band 8 sentence
“In rapidly modernising societies, a pronounced generation gap often emerges as younger people adopt global values that clash with traditional family expectations.”
Collocations
- bridge the generation gap
- widen the generation gap
- a generation gap between X and Y
Word family
Common mistakes
have generation gap→have a generation gap
generation's gap→generation gap
there is big generation gap→there is a big generation gap
Say it for a higher band
5age difference→6age gap→7+generation gap
Synonyms
age gap
generational divide
Easily confused
age gap
“There is a clear generation gap between the students and their parents over career choices.”
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