1 [U] ~ (against sb) the practice of treating sb or a particular group in society less fairly than others:
racial / sex / sexual discrimination (= because of sb's race or sex) * discrimination against the elderly * discrimination in favour of the young * discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, or sexual orientation * With the current job situation, age discrimination in employment is becoming more common.
seealsoPOSITIVEDISCRIMINATION
2 [U] (approving) the ability to judge what is good, true, etc.
SYNDISCERNMENT:
He showed great discrimination in his choice of friends.
3 (formal) [U,C] the ability to recognize a difference between one thing and another; a difference that is recognized:
to learn discrimination between right and wrong * fine discriminations
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