The meaning of Discriminatory

noun

A small insect typically having a sting and living in a complex social colony with one or more breeding queens. it is wingless except for fertile adults, which form large mating swarms, and is proverbial for its industriousness.

Usage examples:

The next time either of those two ants meet any other ant, the information they pass on will be dif…

prefix

Shortened before a vowel or h (as in antarctic ).

suffix

(forming adjectives) denoting attribution of an action or state.

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Arrogant

adjective

Unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something.

Usage examples:

We will not tolerate this biased media coverage

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

adjective

Showing an unreasonable preference or dislike based on personal opinion

Usage examples:

The newspapers gave a biased report of the meeting.

noun

A person displaying excessive or prejudiced support for their own cause or group, in particular a man prejudiced against women.

Usage examples:

She now reports to a new boss, who is a chauvinist

adjective

A person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.

adjective

Believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important

Usage examples:

The crowd was enthusiastically singing chauvinistic patriotic songs., it is a deeply chauvinist com…

adjective

Feeling or displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.

adjective

Believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important

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The crowd was enthusiastically singing chauvinistic patriotic songs., it is a deeply chauvinist com…

adjective

Having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against gay people.

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Homophobic remarks

adjective

Coming from or having a fear or dislike of gay people or queer people (= people who do not fit a society’s traditional ideas about gender or sexuality)

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A homophobic attitude, his homophobic comments led to his dismissal., her critics say she is racist…

adjective

Unfair; unjust.

Usage examples:

The present taxes are inequitable

adjective

(of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others.

Usage examples:

She'd put herself in an invidious position

adjective

Likely to cause unhappiness or offense

Usage examples:

We are not going to seek for invidious comparisons between governments.

adjective

Not balanced or fair

Usage examples:

The book presents a one-sided view of history., it was a one-sided victory - we won 10-3.

noun

A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

Usage examples:

Partisans of the exiled stuarts

adjective

Prejudiced in favour of a particular cause.

Usage examples:

Newspapers have become increasingly partisan

adjective

Involving loyal support of a person, principle, or political party

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Partisan politics, the political parties are more divided by partisanship than ever before.

adjective

Of or involving preference or partiality; constituting a favour or privilege.

Usage examples:

Preferential interest rates may be offered to employees

adjective

Better than that given to others

Usage examples:

Some prisoners had apparently received preferential treatment.

adjective

Better than that which is given to others

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It is not acceptable, in a modern company, to give preferential treatment to your relatives and fri…

adjective

Having or showing a dislike or distrust that is derived from prejudice; bigoted.

Usage examples:

People are prejudiced against us

verb

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

Usage examples:

The statement might prejudice the jury

adjective

Influenced by personal opinion

Usage examples:

I thought the speaker’s presentation sounded prejudiced.

adjective

Harmful to someone or something; detrimental.

Usage examples:

The proposals were considered prejudicial to the city centre

adjective

Harmful or influencing people unfairly

Usage examples:

The judge decided that allowing the video as evidence would be prejudicial to the outcome of the tr…

noun

A person who believes that some races are better than others, or who acts unfairly to someone because of his or her race

adjective

Characterized by or showing prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism 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:

We are investigating complaints about racist abuse

noun

Prejudiced against or antagonistic towards 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:

We are investigating complaints about racist abuse

noun

A person who believes that some races are better than others, or who acts unfairly to someone because of his or her race

adjective

Characterized by or showing prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.

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Old-fashioned sexist attitudes

noun

A person with sexist views.

Usage examples:

I want to make it clear that i'm certainly not a sexist

adjective

Referring to women's bodies, behavior, or feelings in a negative way

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Sexist stereotypes, a sexist joke, the girls said i was a sexist.

adjective

Not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice.

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At times like these the legal system appears inhuman and unfair

adjective

Not fair

Usage examples:

It seems unfair to tax you both where you work and where you live., the company unfairly denied her…

adjective

Not morally right, or not treating people in an equal way

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Businesses argue that the tax idea is unfair because it is based on revenue, rather than profit., w…

adjective

Not based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair.

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Resistance to unjust laws

verb

Hold (something) down by placing a heavy object on top of it.

Usage examples:

A mug half filled with coffee weighted down a stack of papers

noun

A body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.

Usage examples:

He was at least fifteen stone in weight

noun

A piece of metal known to weigh a definite amount and used on scales to determine how heavy an object or quantity of a substance is.

Usage examples:

The herbalist spooned the powder on to scales with tiny brass weights