discrimination
noun/dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn/
Слово англійською: discrimination
Переклад discrimination українською: розрізнення; з'ясування відмінності, здатність розрізняти; проникливість, упередженість, небезсторонність, дискримінація, обмеження в правах; диференційований підхід; неоднакове ставлення, race (racial) ~ — расова дискримінація, відмітна (характерна) ознака
Детальний опис
- [uncountable] the practice of treating somebody or a particular group in society less fairly than others
- age/racial/gender/sex discrimination (= because of somebody’s age, race, gender or sex)
- discrimination against somebody discrimination against the elderly
- discrimination in favour of somebody discrimination in favour of the young
- discrimination by somebody They alleged discrimination by the authorities.
- discrimination on the basis of something to prohibit/outlaw/ban discrimination on the basis of race, gender or sexual orientation
- discrimination on the grounds of something legislation to ban discrimination on the grounds of age
Collocations RaceRaceRace and societysee also positive discrimination, reverse discrimination- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality/civil rights/equal rights
- outlaw/end discrimination/segregation
- promote/embrace/celebrate/champion diversity/multiculturalism
- attack/criticize/oppose/reject multiculturalism
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
- practise/promote (racial/religious) tolerance/integration
- exacerbate/widen/perpetuate/reinforce (racial/socio-economic) inequality
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination
- fear/escape from/flee (racial/political/religious) persecution
- denounce/condemn racism/hate/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
- combat/dismantle/eradicate/fight (blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic) racism
- perpetuate/defy (common/popular/traditional/negative) stereotypes
- entrench/perpetuate racism/racist attitudes
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
- discriminate/be prejudiced/be biased against minority groups/minorities/people of colour
- [uncountable] (approving) the ability to judge what is good, true, etc. synonym discernment
- He showed great discrimination in his choice of friends.
- (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.