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discrimination
/dɪˌskɹɪm.əˈneɪʃən/
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What does discrimination mean?
noun
- Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.
- Differential treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry.
- The quality of being discriminating; acute discernment, especially in matters of good taste.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (obsolete) That which discriminates; a distinguishing mark, a characteristic.
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IPA pronunciation
/dɪˌskɹɪm.əˈneɪʃən/
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M. Martin may also be gently censured for citing without sufficient discrimination ancient authors having very different degrees of authority and value.
Psychology and the outlook of modern life are stressing the growth of independent responsibility and discrimination as the true basis of ethics.
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She found there was no discrimination between one and the other of applicants, save as regards a conventional standard of prettiness and form.
Like his father, Mr. Walter possessed an excellent discrimination of character, and selected the best men to aid him in his important undertaking.
The ground on which a discrimination between facts is habitually made changes as the interest from which the facts are habitually viewed changes.