The meaning of Discrimination

determiner

Used when referring to someone or something for the first time in a text or conversation.

Usage examples:

A man came out of the room

abbreviation

(in travel timetables) arrives.

Usage examples:

Penzance a 0915

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(in units of measurement) atto- (10−18).

noun

Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.

Usage examples:

Ageism in recruitment is an increasing problem

noun

Unfair treatment of people who are becoming old or who are old

Usage examples:

At 56, no one would hire her, and she felt she was a victim of ageism.

noun

Unfair treatment of a person because of their age

Usage examples:

The government is expected to introduce tougher legislation against ageism later in the year.

noun

Hate or strong dislike of jews, or actions that express hate or dislike of jews

Usage examples:

Nazi anti-semitism forced him to emigrate from germany., anti-semitic literature

noun

Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.

Usage examples:

There was evidence of bias against foreign applicants

verb

Cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.

Usage examples:

All too often, our recruitment processes are biased towards younger candidates

noun

An unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment

Usage examples:

[ u ] they vowed to fight racial bias in the school., [ c usually sing ] does news coverage reflect…

noun

Obstinate or unreasonable attachment to a belief, opinion, or faction; in particular, prejudice against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group.

Usage examples:

The difficulties of combating prejudice and bigotry

noun

Exaggerated or aggressive patriotism.

noun

The strong and unreasonable belief that your own country, sex, or group is the best or most important

Usage examples:

An appeal to national pride and chauvinism, he admits that he is a male chauvinist.

noun

Prejudice against people belonging to a particular social class.

Usage examples:

They are told to be on watch against the evils of classism

noun

Unfair treatment of or negative opinions about someone based on their social class (= economic and social position), especially because they are thought to be from a low social class

Usage examples:

Medicine, she claims, has a history of sexism and classism., they had many obstacles to overcome as…

noun

The action or process of differentiating or distinguishing between two or more things or people.

Usage examples:

Packaging can be a source of product differentiation

noun

The process by which cells in an embryo (= growing organism in the uterus, egg, or seed) become different types of cells and organs

noun

The process of showing how a product is different from similar products and what its advantages are, especially in order to attract a particular group of consumers

Usage examples:

Through differentiation, coffee could come to be marketed like wine, which is prized for specific l…

noun

A difference or contrast between similar things or people.

Usage examples:

I was completely unaware of class distinctions

noun

A difference between two similar things

Usage examples:

[ c ] the comment drew/made a false distinction between domestic and foreign affairs, which are rea…

noun

The practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another.

Usage examples:

My parents would vehemently deny showing favouritism towards one child in particular

noun

Lack of fairness or justice.

Usage examples:

Policies aimed at redressing racial inequity

noun

The quality of being unfair, or something that is not fair or equal

Usage examples:

[ c ] we’re working to reduce the inequities in school funding.

noun

Unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behaviour that differ from one's own.

Usage examples:

A struggle against religious intolerance

noun

The quality of being narrow-minded (= unwilling to accept ideas that are different from your own)

Usage examples:

He wanted to escape from the narrow-mindedness of the people in the small town where he grew up., m…

noun

A situation in which only one opinion in an argument is considered, in a way that is unfair

Usage examples:

One-sidedness is never easy to deal with., she made a point about the one-sidedness of some televis…

noun

Prejudice in favour of a particular cause; bias.

Usage examples:

An act of blatant political partisanship

noun

Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.

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Prejudice against people from different backgrounds

verb

Give rise to prejudice in (someone); make biased.

Usage examples:

The statement might prejudice the jury

noun

An unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling formed without enough thought or knowledge

Usage examples:

[ u ] racial prejudice, [ c ] the experience merely confirmed all his prejudices about living in th…

noun

Another term for racism.

noun

Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.

Usage examples:

A programme to combat racism

noun

The belief that some races are better than others, or the unfair treatment of someone because of his or her race

noun

Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.

Usage examples:

Sexism in language is an offensive reminder of the way the culture sees women

noun

Lack of equality or justice.

Usage examples:

He protested at the unfairness of the tribunal's procedure

noun

The quality or fact of not treating people in an equal way, or of being morally wrong

Usage examples:

The act does not really address the fundamental unfairness of the system., they can recall the last…