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Definition of discrimination

unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

Similar Words: favoritism, favouritism, secernment

Hyponyms: ableism, ablism, able-bodiedism, able-bodism, ageism, agism, cronyism, fattism, fatism, nepotism, racism, racialism, racial discrimination, sexism, differentiation, distinction, individualization, individualisation, individuation, taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness

Derivational Morphology: discriminate, separate, single out, know apart

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