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discrimination
noun(dis-crim-i-na-tion)
prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment
discrimination
noun(dis-crim-i-na-tion)
the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually
discrimination
noun(dis-crim-i-na-tion)
the quality or power of finely distinguishing
discrimination
noun(dis-crim-i-na-tion)
discrimination against whites or males (as in employment or education)
discrimination
idiom(dis-crim-i-na-tion)
to recognize a difference
discrimination
noun(dis-crim-i-na-tion)
the practice of improving the educational and job opportunities of members of groups that have not been treated fairly in the past because of their race, sex, etc.
discrimination
adjective(dis-crim-i-na-tion)
opposing or preventing discrimination

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