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noun

discrimination

dihsk-rih-mih-NAY-shuhn
noun
1
Unfair treatment of a person or group based on characteristics like race, gender, or age.
"The company was sued for racial discrimination in hiring."
"Laws now protect workers from age discrimination."
2
The ability to notice fine differences between things.
"Her discrimination in matters of taste made her an excellent art critic."

How to Use Discrimination

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In plain EnglishUnjust treatment based on group identity, or (less commonly) the skill of telling fine differences apart.

Common pairings
racial discrimination gender discrimination face discrimination

Word Forms

discriminations plural

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Etymology

From Latin discriminatio, the noun form of discriminare, "to distinguish, separate."

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