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- Dictionarydiscriminatory/dɪˈskrɪmɪnət(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. making or showing an unjust or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, sex, age, or disability: "discriminatory employment practices"
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DISCRIMINATORY definition: 1. treating a person or group differently from and usually worse than other people, because of…. Learn more.
the treatment of a person or particular group of people differently, in a way that is worse than the way people are usually treated: Some immigrants were victims of discrimination. The law made racial discrimination in employment a serious crime. She claims she is a victim of age discrimination. politics & government.
1. : discriminative sense 1. 2. : applying or favoring discrimination in treatment. discriminatorily. di-ˌskri-mə-nə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē. -ˌskrim-nə- adverb. Synonyms. differential. discriminating. discriminational. discriminative. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of discriminatory in a Sentence.
Discriminatory definition: characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, race, skin color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, etc.. See examples of DISCRIMINATORY used in a sentence.
adjective. /dɪˈskrɪmɪnətəri/ /dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɔːri/ unfair; treating somebody or one group of people worse than others. discriminatory practices/rules/measures. sexually/racially discriminatory laws. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
Discriminatory laws or practices are unfair because they treat one group of people worse than other groups.
Definitions of discriminatory. adjective. capable of making fine distinctions. synonyms: discriminative. discriminant, discriminating. showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste. adjective. manifesting partiality. “a discriminatory tax” synonyms: preferential. advantageous. giving an advantage. adjective.
(formal) [uncountable, countable] the ability to recognize a difference between one thing and another; a difference that is recognized. to learn discrimination between right and wrong. Young children find it difficult to make fine discriminations. It takes a lot of experience to make such fine discriminations. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
noun. /dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃn/. [uncountable] the practice of treating someone or a particular group in society less fairly than others age/racial/sex/sexual discrimination (= because of someone's age, race, or sex) discrimination against somebody discrimination against the elderly discrimination in favor of somebody discrimination in favor of ...
noun. unfair treatment of a person, racial group, minority, etc; action based on prejudice. subtle appreciation in matters of taste. the ability to see fine distinctions and differences.
