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discrimination

discrimination /dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ noun
plural discriminations
discrimination
/dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/
noun
plural discriminations
Britannica Dictionary definition of DISCRIMINATION
[noncount] : the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people
often + against
[noncount] formal
: the ability to recognize the difference between things that are of good quality and those that are not
: the ability to understand that one thing is different from another thing
[count] : a difference that is understood or recognized