Discrimination | Mean of discrimination in English Dictionary

/dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/

• Noun
• the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people
1. racial/sexual/religious discrimination = discrimination based on race/sex/religion = discrimination on the basis of race/sex/religion
2. The law prohibits discrimination in hiring.
3. He sued the company for age discrimination.
4. blatant forms of discrimination
5. Company policy does not allow discrimination against women.
• the ability to recognize the difference between things that are of good quality and those that are not
1. Those with more discrimination [=discernment] are likely to find the movie dull and clichéd.
• the ability to understand that one thing is different from another thing
1. the animal's impressive scent/visual discrimination

• a difference that is understood or recognized
1. He was able to make discriminations among/between the birds by their calls. [=able to distinguish the birds by their calls]