Social Justice Definition of Prejudice
dis·crim·i·na·tion
(dĭ-skrĭm′ə-nā′shən)n.
1. The act of discriminating.
2. The ability or power to see or make fine distinctions; discernment.
3. Treatment or consideration based on class or category, such as race or gender, rather than individual merit; partiality or prejudice.
dis·crim′i·na′tion·al adj.
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discrimination
(dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən)n
1. (Sociology) 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) 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
disˌcrimiˈnational adj
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dis•crim•i•na•tion
(dɪˌskrɪm əˈneɪ ʃən)n.
1. an act or instance of discriminating.
2. action or policies based on prejudice or partiality: racial discrimination.
3. the power of making fine distinctions; discriminating judgment.
[1640–50; < Latin]
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Discrimination
discrimination on the basis of age, especially against older people.
ardent, unreasoned favoritism for a particular group. See also nationalism. — chauvinist, n.
discrimination on the basis of race, especially against blacks and other non-whites.
discrimination on the basis of sex, especially against women.
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
| Noun | 1. |  discrimination - unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudicesocial control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action ageism, agism - discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people cronyism - favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications) fatism, fattism - discrimination against people who are overweight heterosexism - discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people nepotism - favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs) sexism - discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex |
| 2. | discrimination - the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished differentiation, distinction - a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness, taste - delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" |
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discrimination
noun
2. discernment, taste, judgment, perception, insight, penetration, subtlety, refinement, acumen, keenness, sagacity, acuteness, clearness He praised our taste and discrimination.
3. differentiation, distinction, telling the difference the ewe's discrimination between her own and alien lambs
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discrimination
noun1. The act or an instance of distinguishing:
2. The ability to distinguish, especially to recognize small differences or draw fine distinctions:
3. Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging:
acumen, astuteness, clear-sightedness, discernment, eye, keenness, nose, penetration, perceptiveness, percipience, percipiency, perspicacity, sagacity, sageness, shrewdness, wit.
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Translations
diskriminace rozlišování
diskriminering forskelsbehandling diskrimination
syrjintä
diskriminacija
mismunun
差別
차별
diskriminácia
razlikovanje
diskriminering
การแบ่งแยก
sự phân biệt đối xử
discrimination
[dɪsˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃən] N
1. (= prejudice) → discriminación f (against, in favour of de, contra a favor de) racial/sexual discrimination → discriminación f racial/sexual
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discrimination
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discrimination
[dɪsˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃ/ən] n
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discriminate
(diˈskrimineit) verb1. (with between) to make or see a difference between. It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty. onderskei يُمَيِّز، يُفَرِّق различавам discriminar rozlišovat unterscheiden skelne διακρίνω distinguir vahet tegema تشخیص دادن erottaa distinguer לְהַבחִין בֵּין- भेद करना diskriminirati, načiniti razliku különbséget tesz membedakan gera greinarmun á, greina á milli distinguere 識別する 식별하다 (at)skirti atšķirt membezakan onderscheid maken skjelne rozróżniać تبعيض كولو تو پير كول بېلول، له يوه چاسره دبل چا په نسبت بېله رويه كول: پيژندل، تميز كول discriminar a distinge (între) различать rozlišovať, rozoznať razlikovati napraviti razliku skilja på (mellan) บอกความแตกต่างระหว่าง ayırt etmek 區別 розрізняти; розпізнавати امتیاز کرنا phân biệt 区别
2. (often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently. He was accused of discriminating against women employees. diskriminasie, iemand agterstel/benadeel يُمَيِّز ، يُعامِل بِتَمْييز дискриминация discriminar diskriminovat benachteiligen diskriminere; forskelsbehandle κάνω διακρίσεις discriminar diskrimineerima فرق گذاشتن؛ تبعیض قائل شدن syrjiä établir une discrimination (contre) לְהָפלוֹת भेदभाव करना praviti razliku između nekoga elfogult membeda-bedakan mismuna discriminare 差別する 차별하다 diskriminuoti diskriminēt membeza-bezakan discrimineren gjøre forskjell på, diskriminere dyskryminować تبعيض كولو تو پير كول بېلول discriminar a discrimina, a face o discriminare дискриминировать diskriminovať zapostavljati diskriminisati diskriminera ปฏิบัติอย่างเลือกที่รักมักที่ชังกับ ayrım yapmak 歧視 дискримінувати; ставитися по-різному تمیز برتنا phân biệt đối xử 歧视
disˌcrimiˈnation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
discrimination
→ تـَمْييز diskriminace diskriminering Diskriminierung διάκριση discriminación syrjintä discrimination diskriminacija discriminazione 差別 차별 discriminatie diskriminering dyskryminacja discriminação дискриминация diskriminering การแบ่งแยก ayrımcılık sự phân biệt đối xử 歧视Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dis·crim·i·na·tion
n. discriminación; diferenciación de raza o cualidad.
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Social Justice Definition of Prejudice
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