discrimination
noun[U]
uk/dɪˌskrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/dɪˌskrɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/discriminationnoun[U](DIFFERENT TREATMENT)
C1
treatingapersonorparticulargroupofpeopledifferently,especiallyin aworseway from the way in which youtreatotherpeople, because oftheirrace,gender,sexuality, etc.:
racial/sex/agediscrimination种族/性别/年龄歧视
Until 1986 mostcompanieswould notevenallowwomen to take theexams, but suchblatantdiscrimination is nowdisappearing.直至1986年大多数公司甚至还不允许女性参加这种考试,但目前这种明目张胆的歧视做法正在消失。
- AIDSvictimsoftenexperiencesocialostracismand discrimination.
- There should be no discrimination on thegroundsofcolour.
- Shebelievestheresearchunderstatestheamountof discrimination womensuffer.
- She will berememberedas anunrelentingopponentofracialdiscrimination.
- Thelawhas done little topreventracialdiscrimination andinequality.
Human rights
- affirmative action
- ageism
- ageist
- anti-discrimination
- anti-feminism
- desegregation
- discriminate
- EDI
- EDIB
- emancipation
- gay liberation
- gay rights
- gender discrimination
- gender gap
- gender-based violence
- sister under the skinidiom
- sisterhood
- suffragette
- women's libber
- women's liberation
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
discriminationnoun[U](SEEING A DIFFERENCE)
formal
theabilitytoseethedifferencebetween two things orpeople
区分能力,辨别能力Wise and sensible
- be a victory for common senseidiom
- cannily
- canny
- clear-headed
- discerning
- method
- neat
- neatly
- no flies onsomeoneidiom
- no-nonsense
- responsible
- responsibly
- right-minded
- sagacious
- sagaciously
- well advised
- wily
- wisdom
- wise
- wisely