discrimination
Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or…Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.
» I consider that racial discrimination.
Я считаю это расовой дискриминацией.
Я расцениваю это как расовую дискриминацию.
Я вважаю це расовою дискримінацією.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.
Diskriminierung, Unterscheidung
распознава́ниеraspoznavánije, разграниче́ниеrazgraničénije
(countable, sometimes, uncountable)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
Diskriminierung, Schlechterstellung
дискримина́цияdiskriminácija
дискриміна́ціяdyskryminácija
unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
(uncountable)The quality of being discriminating; acute discernment, especially in matters of good taste.
Near-synonym: tastefulness
(countable, obsolete)That which discriminates; a distinguishing mark, a characteristic.
Examples
78 sentencesI consider that racial discrimination.
Я вважаю це расовою дискримінацією.
ruЯ считаю это расовой дискриминацией.
That sounds like discrimination to me.
We must make every effort to do away with all discrimination.
deWir müssen jede Anstrengung unternehmen, jegliche Diskriminierung zu beenden.
Even today, however, women struggle against discrimination.
deSelbst heutzutage noch kämpfen Frauen gegen Diskriminierung.
That week had nothing to do with discrimination.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin discrīminātiō, discrīminātiōnem, the action noun to discrīminLearned borrowing from Latin discrīminātiō, discrīminātiōnem, the action noun to discrīminō, discrīmināre (“distinguish”). Equivalent to discriminate + -ion. In English use from the 17th century.
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Forms
plural: discriminations| Singular | discrimination |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice:favoritismfavouritism
- the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished:secernment
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable