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discrimination

noun
/dɪskɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/UK/dɪˌskɹɪm.əˈneɪʃən/CA/dɪskɹɪm.əˈnæɪʃən/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin discrīminātiō, discrīminātiōnem, the action noun to discrīminō, discrīmināre (“distinguish”). Equivalent to discriminate + -ion. In English use from the 17th century.

  1. learned borrowing from discriminatio

Definitions

  1. Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving…

    Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.

    • Have you felt the weight of the considerations which have been presented, in order to show the importance of discrimination on the subject of revealed truth?
    • In place of a discrimination box a jumping apparatus was used, and apparently this required performance less foreign to the natural response repertory of the bird.

  2. Differential treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage

    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.

    • sexual or racial discrimination
    • reverse discrimination

  3. The quality of being discriminating

    The quality of being discriminating; acute discernment, especially in matters of good taste.

    • Near-synonym: tastefulness
    • You are a man of discrimination,” said Qunk, “I admire that girl a little myself, and, entre nous, I think that I'm a bit of a favourite in that quarter.”
    • Take heed, then, lest, while you plume yourselves on your superior wisdom and discrimination, the Great Captain does not arraign you before his court-martial on the charge of blood-guiltiness.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. That which discriminates

      That which discriminates; a distinguishing mark, a characteristic.

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Derived

antidiscrimination, counterdiscrimination, enantiodiscrimination, facial discrimination, indiscrimination, non-discrimination, nondiscrimination, positive discrimination, price discrimination, reverse discrimination, self-discrimination, self discrimination, underdiscrimination

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at discrimination. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at discrimination. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at discrimination

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA