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discriminatory
[ dih-skrim-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjective
- characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, race, skin color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, etc.:
Discriminatory practices in housing historically led to racially segregated neighborhoods.
They passed a discriminatory tax mainly impacting immigrants to the country.
discriminatory
/ -trɪ; dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɪv; dɪˈskrɪmɪnətərɪ /
adjective
- based on or showing prejudice; biased
- capable of making fine distinctions
- (of a statistical test) unbiased
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈԲٴǰ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- 徱·i·Բ·ٴ۾· adverb
- ԴDzd·i·Բ·ٴr adjective
- ܲd·i·Բ·ٴr adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of discriminatory1
Example Sentences
Critics say those policies are themselves discriminatory - and Amanda Sue believes they went too far in recent years.
In other instances, customers questioned her abilities to serve and make sushi, underscoring outdated, discriminatory beliefs.
GMO corn and recently asking television stations to pull what she called “discriminatory” ads produced by the Trump administration warning against undocumented migration.
Calling the ad “discriminatory,” President Claudia Sheinbaum also vowed to send legislation to Congress that would ban the commercial and others that are similar.
She took her case to the High Court arguing the rules were discriminatory to disabled people who could live a good life.
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