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dis·crim·i·na·tion

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–noun

1.	an act or instance of discriminating.

2.	treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination.

3.	the power of making fine distinctions; discriminating judgment: She chose the colors with great discrimination.

4.	Archaic. something that serves to differentiate.

[Origin: 1640–50; < L discrīminātiōn- (s. of discrīminātiō) a distinguishing. See discriminate, -ion

]

—Related forms

dis·crim·i·na·tion·al, adjective

—Synonyms 3. discernment, taste, acumen, perception.

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dis·crim·i·na·tion Audio Help (dĭ-skrĭm'ə-nā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of discriminating.
The ability or power to see or make fine distinctions; discernment.
Treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality or prejudice: racial discrimination; discrimination against foreigners.

dis·crim'i·na'tion·al adj.

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discrimination
noun
1.	unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
2.	the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

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Main Entry: dis·crim·i·na·tion
Pronunciation: dis-"krim-&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently : DIFFERENTIATION

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Discrimination

Dis*cern"ment\, n. [Cf. F. discernement.]

1. The act of discerning.

2. The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from another; power of viewing differences in objects, and their relations and tendencies; penetrative and discriminate mental vision; acuteness; sagacity; insight; as, the errors of youth often proceed from the want of discernment.

Syn: Judgment; acuteness; discrimination; penetration; sagacity; insight. -- Discernment, Penetration, Discrimination. Discernment is keenness and accuracy of mental vision; penetration is the power of seeing deeply into a subject in spite of everything that intercepts the view; discrimination is a capacity of tracing out minute distinctions and the nicest shades of thought. A discerning man is not easily misled; one of a penetrating mind sees a multitude of things which escape others; a discriminating judgment detects the slightest differences.

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