discrimination

Plural

discriminations

1. 1.Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.

   • Have you felt the weight of the considerations which have been presented, in order to show the importance of discrimination on the subject of revealed truth?
   • In place of a discrimination box a jumping apparatus was used, and apparently this required performance less foreign to the natural response repertory of the bird.

2. 2.Differential treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry.

   • Many sincere white people in the South privately oppose segregation and discrimination, but they are apprehensive lest they be publicly condemned.
   • The four Gospels were written by men, but they never report any instance of Jesus’ condoning sexual discrimination or the implied subservience or inferiority of women.
   • The book also presents empirical results from studies of discrimination across the world to show the magnitude of the problem and the difficulties of comparison across national borders.

3. 3.The quality of being discriminating; acute discernment, especially in matters of good taste.

   • These differences amount to a discrimination by the animal in favour of calcium and against strontium and barium.
   • In the vocabulary of Madison Avenue, the man of discrimination is one who knows a fine set of luggage when he sees it.
   • You are a man of discrimination,” said Qunk, “I admire that girl a little myself, and, entre nous, I think that I'm a bit of a favourite in that quarter.”

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