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单词 discriminatory
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Definition of discriminatory in English:

discriminatory

adjective dɪˈskrɪmɪnɪˌt(ə)ridɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪt(ə)ridəˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri
  • Making or showing an unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

    discriminatory employment practices
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is unfair and discriminatory to charge disabled people more to travel.
    • I posted last year about the discriminatory practice of denying all gay men the chance of donating blood.
    • It creates a system that can be used in a discriminatory or racist manner.
    • If an officer acted in a racially discriminatory way in dealing with the public then a claim could be brought against that officer.
    • He says he did not formally indicate to the Tribunal that he felt his treatment by them was unfair and discriminatory.
    • Enable children to think more critically about prejudice and discriminatory behaviour.
    • A lot of opposition came from representatives of States where law or practice were crudely discriminatory.
    • Families of political prisoners also had to bear discriminatory practices for many years.
    • He also said it would be discriminatory to limit the number of fêtes to be held in the area or to pick and choose between fête venues.
    • Human interaction has been composed of discriminatory actions since the dawn of the race.
    • The move was denounced by human rights organisations as racist, undemocratic and discriminatory.
    • Do you see that as a counterweight to the discriminatory practices that you've been documenting?
    • It said that workers could face the sack for any racist, sexist or any other discriminatory behaviour.
    • It is discriminatory as the closure will disproportionately affect older people and those with disabilities.
    • There is nothing biased or discriminatory or even vaguely xenophobic about this.
    • Of course, it's unlikely that any of these discriminatory practices will be changed in the near future.
    • It sets the stage for discriminatory practices against disabled and sick people.
    • The arguments put forward to lock them out of the scheme were always discriminatory and quite unfair.
    • His legal argument was that the dress code is unfair and can be used against men in a discriminatory way.
    • The bill is discriminatory and inequitable, and the Government will pay for that.
    Synonyms
    prejudicial, biased, prejudiced, preferential, unfair, unjust, invidious, inequitable, weighted, one-sided, partisan
    sexist, heterosexist, homophobic, anti-gay, chauvinistic, chauvinist, racist, racialist, anti-Semitic, ageist, disablist, classist

Rhymes

eliminatory, incriminatory, recriminatory
 
 

Definition of discriminatory in US English:

discriminatory

adjectivedəˈskrimənəˌtôrēdəˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri
  • Making or showing an unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

    discriminatory employment practices
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It said that workers could face the sack for any racist, sexist or any other discriminatory behaviour.
    • The move was denounced by human rights organisations as racist, undemocratic and discriminatory.
    • The arguments put forward to lock them out of the scheme were always discriminatory and quite unfair.
    • I posted last year about the discriminatory practice of denying all gay men the chance of donating blood.
    • Of course, it's unlikely that any of these discriminatory practices will be changed in the near future.
    • The bill is discriminatory and inequitable, and the Government will pay for that.
    • Human interaction has been composed of discriminatory actions since the dawn of the race.
    • He also said it would be discriminatory to limit the number of fêtes to be held in the area or to pick and choose between fête venues.
    • It creates a system that can be used in a discriminatory or racist manner.
    • His legal argument was that the dress code is unfair and can be used against men in a discriminatory way.
    • It sets the stage for discriminatory practices against disabled and sick people.
    • It is discriminatory as the closure will disproportionately affect older people and those with disabilities.
    • A lot of opposition came from representatives of States where law or practice were crudely discriminatory.
    • Enable children to think more critically about prejudice and discriminatory behaviour.
    • It is unfair and discriminatory to charge disabled people more to travel.
    • If an officer acted in a racially discriminatory way in dealing with the public then a claim could be brought against that officer.
    • There is nothing biased or discriminatory or even vaguely xenophobic about this.
    • Do you see that as a counterweight to the discriminatory practices that you've been documenting?
    • He says he did not formally indicate to the Tribunal that he felt his treatment by them was unfair and discriminatory.
    • Families of political prisoners also had to bear discriminatory practices for many years.
    Synonyms
    prejudicial, biased, prejudiced, preferential, unfair, unjust, invidious, inequitable, weighted, one-sided, partisan
 
 
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