an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination.
the power of making fine distinctions; discriminating judgment: She chose the colors with great discrimination.
Archaic. something that serves to differentiate.
Origin of discrimination
1640–50; <Latin discrīminātiōn- (stem of discrīminātiō) a distinguishing. See discriminate, -ion
No one should be at risk of discrimination simply because of who they are, whom they love, or the state in which they reside.
How the Trump administration is getting around Bostock to allow anti-trans discrimination|Chris Johnson|September 16, 2020|Washington Blade
Former co-CEO Eileen Murray sued Bridgewater in July over her deferred compensation, and alleged gender discrimination in an ongoing battle over her departure package.
The losses continue to pile up for hedge fund king Ray Dalio|Bernhard Warner|September 15, 2020|Fortune
They battled harassment, discrimination, and a wall of socio-political opposition.
The CEO striving to make vintage, secondhand clothing as popular as fast fashion|Rachel King|September 6, 2020|Fortune
On August 31, Airbnb launched Project Lighthouse, an initiative meant to “uncover, measure, and overcome discrimination” on the home-sharing platform.
What’s missing from corporate statements on racial injustice? The real cause of racism.|Amy Nordrum|September 5, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Observers told the Blade they think the audience is not LGBTQ voters, but suburban mothers who are fearful of discrimination against their children and friends.
Facing Trump’s LGBTQ outreach, advocates hold firm on plan to show his record|Chris Johnson|September 2, 2020|Washington Blade
In Scandinavian countries this discrimination has been dramatically reduced.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But most of this gap, say the researchers who carried out the study, is due to discrimination.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
After the Iranian Revolution, discrimination took on a sectarian flavor.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Allowing some people to discriminate sends the message that discrimination is okay.
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Can you be a victim of discrimination if no one knows you are?
The Outrageous Celibacy Requirement for Gay Blood Donors|Jay Michaelson|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is an expression of the character, the nicety of taste—or lack of it—the discrimination and judgment of the individual.
Handicraft for Girls|Idabelle McGlauflin
Without this there can be no detection of the real difference, and no assurance of the rectitude of the discrimination we make.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Philippians|Robert Rainy
She had great power of discrimination, and seldom failed in her estimate of character.
The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism|A. Leah Underhill
Now, just the discrimination to be looked for where God legislates, is marked in the original.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus|American Anti-Slavery Society
If the withdrawal did not remove the discrimination against St Cloud it would not at all events aggravate it.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
British Dictionary definitions for discrimination
discrimination
/ (dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən) /
noun
unfair treatment of a person, racial group, minority, etc; action based on prejudice
subtle appreciation in matters of taste
the ability to see fine distinctions and differences
electronicsthe selection of a signal having a particular frequency, amplitude, phase, etc, effected by the elimination of other signals by means of a discriminator