inequality
noun/ˌɪnɪˈkwɑːləti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural inequalities)
Слово англійською: inequality
Переклад inequality українською: нерівність; різниця; невідповідність, несхожість, відмінність, неоднаковість, нерівність (поверхні), мінливість (клімату), нерівномірність (пульсу тощо), неспроможність, нездатність (зробити щось), ~ to a task — нездатність справитися із завданням
Детальний опис
- the unfair difference between groups of people in society, when some have more wealth, status or opportunities than others
- We need to tackle inequality of opportunity wherever we find it.
- economic inequalities between different areas
- Gender and racial inequality are still widespread throughout society.
Collocations RaceRaceRace and societysee also unequal- 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
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French inequalite, or from Latin inaequalitas, from in- ‘not’ + aequalis (from aequus ‘even, level, equal’).