Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
She is exempt from sex discrimination laws.
...discrimination against immigrants. [+ against]
...measures to counteract racial discrimination.
Synonyms: prejudice, bias, injustice, intolerance More Synonyms of discrimination
2. uncountable noun
Discrimination is knowing what is good or of high quality.
They cooked without skill and ate without discrimination.
3. uncountable noun
Discrimination is the ability to recognize and understand the differences between two things.
...colour discrimination.
Synonyms: differentiation, distinction, telling the difference More Synonyms of discrimination
More Synonyms of discrimination
discrimination in British English
(dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən)
noun
1.
unfair treatment of a person, racial group, minority, etc; action based on prejudice
2.
subtle appreciation in matters of taste
3.
the ability to see fine distinctions and differences
4. electronics
the selection of a signal having a particular frequency, amplitude, phase, etc, effected by the elimination of other signals by means of a discriminator
Derived forms
discriminational (disˌcrimiˈnational)
adjective
discrimination in American English
(dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act of discriminating, or distinguishing differences
2.
the ability to make or perceive distinctions; perception; discernment
3.
a.
partiality, or bias, in the treatment of a person or group, which is unfair, illegal, etc.
b.
an act, policy, pattern of behavior, etc. characterized by such partiality
Word origin
L discriminatio
COBUILD Collocations
discrimination
constitute discrimination
disability discrimination
discrimination based on
employment discrimination
end discrimination
gender discrimination
outlaw discrimination
race discrimination
religious discrimination
suffer discrimination
tackle discrimination
unfair discrimination
unlawful discrimination
workplace discrimination
Examples of 'discrimination' in a sentence
discrimination
They called for companies to face fines for such discrimination and for employment tribunals to make awards against employers who flout the law.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Each has helped to protect groups from discrimination yet shocking examples of inequality remain.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
More often the discrimination is less bald.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Finally ending this discrimination is one of the major tasks our society faces today.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
My biggest enemy was discrimination and prejudice.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
One is the terrible toll of racial conflict and discrimination.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Defenders of the current law argue that this sort of discrimination is fine.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Another approach is to extend positive discrimination to a group.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
Any proven instance of unfair age discrimination is clearly one too many.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And about tackling the discrimination and prejudice many still have to endure.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
If politicians allow this they are condoning racial discrimination.
The Sun (2011)
Keynesian measures involved no active administrative discrimination between one firm and another or between one person and another.
Hirst, Paul After Thatcher (1989)
The remaining agencies used more formal systems with stronger due process guarantees for grievances involving disciplinary actions and discrimination.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
Older people already face discrimination in receiving care and treatments that can both extend life and improve their quality of life.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The prejudice and discrimination she had encountered in her own life made her desire for freedom and equality all the more poignant.
Lucy Moore Liberty: The Lives and Times of Six Women in Revolutionary France (2006)
We need positive discrimination, affirmative action.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The organisation's role is to outlaw discrimination against minority groups.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is as if birds hear a different spectrum of sounds, with much finer discrimination between one tiny parcel of sound and another.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The steel company discussed in the preceding chapter did, of course, practice racial discrimination.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
I think that my experience of that has made me more tolerant of others, and less accepting of discrimination.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
discrimination
British English: discrimination /dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ NOUN
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
...sex discrimination laws.
American English: discrimination
Arabic: تـَمْييز
Brazilian Portuguese: discriminação
Chinese: 歧视
Croatian: diskriminacija
Czech: diskriminace
Danish: diskriminering
Dutch: discriminatie
European Spanish: discriminación
Finnish: syrjintä
French: discrimination
German: Diskriminierung
Greek: διάκριση άνιση μεταχείριση
Italian: discriminazione
Japanese: 差別
Korean: 차별
Norwegian: diskriminering
Polish: dyskryminacja
European Portuguese: discriminação
Romanian: discriminare
Russian: дискриминация
Latin American Spanish: discriminación
Swedish: diskriminering
Thai: การแบ่งแยก
Turkish: ayrımcılık
Ukrainian: дискримінація
Vietnamese: sự phân biệt đối xử
All related terms of 'discrimination'
age discrimination
discrimination against older people, esp by employers
discrimination law
The law is a system of rules that a society or government develops in order to deal with crime , business agreements , and social relationships . You can also use the law to refer to the people who work in this system.
end discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
sex discrimination
the practice of treating male and female people unequally
gender discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
outlaw discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
price discrimination
the setting of different prices to be charged to different consumers or in different markets for the same goods or services
race discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
racial discrimination
discrimination , unfair treatment or bias against someone or a group of people on the basis of their race
reverse discrimination
Reverse discrimination is the same as → positive discrimination .
suffer discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
tackle discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
unfair discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
constitute discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
disability discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
discrimination learning
a learning process in which an organism learns to react differently to different stimuli
employment discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
indirect discrimination
discrimination by means of rules , regulations or procedures that may appear to be neutral , but which actually discriminate against certain groups of people.
positive discrimination
Positive discrimination means making sure that people such as women, members of smaller racial groups, and people with disabilities get a fair share of the opportunities available .
postcode discrimination
discrimination on the basis of the area where someone lives, with relation to employment , credit rating , etc
religious discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
unlawful discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
workplace discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
discrimination based on
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.