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What is another word for discrimination?

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Noun

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people

Subtle appreciation in matters of taste

Recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another

A difference in (numerical) value

The act or fact of being meticulous or doing something with care or precision

The state or characteristic of being separate or isolated from others

The act of choosing

Act of targeting or suspecting based on race

A prejudicial stance towards males or females because of their gender

The process of differentiating or distinguishing between two or more things

The quality of being restricted to a select person or group

An act of oppressing or persecuting someone

Types of (societal) discrimination

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Noun

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The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people

favouritism^UK

favor^US

favour^UK

favoritism^US

preferential treatment

racial discrimination

keeping it in the family

ethnic discrimination

social monoculturalism

two sets of rules

sexual discrimination

tendency

propensity

rules for thee but not for me

contradictory standard

contrasting principles

different standards

oppression

dislike of foreigners

positive discrimination

reverse discrimination

looking after one's own

excessive nationalism

social discrimination

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“This is a case of unjust discrimination against a marginalized group.”

Noun

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Subtle appreciation in matters of taste

judgement^UK

judgment^US

powers of discernment

intellectual awareness

intellectual capacity

soundness of judgement

enterprise

initiative

expedience

sense of responsibility

realization^US

realisation^UK

extrasensory perception

practical intelligence

esteem

talent

greater understanding

enhanced understanding

superior understanding

comprehensive understanding

improved understanding

sense one was born with

clearer understanding

knack

intellectual gifts

ability to understand

increased understanding

mental acquisitiveness

realizing^US

realising^UK

illustration

clearing up

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“We should be allowed to enjoy art with discrimination and an appreciation of its subtleties.”

Noun

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Recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another

“She was able to make a discrimination between the various species by their subtle physical differences.”

Noun

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A difference in (numerical) value

substantial difference

large difference

sizeable variation

divide

wide area of difference

obvious dissimilarity

departure from the norm

self-contradictoriness

difference of opinion

irreconcilable difference

telling the difference

going off at a tangent

getting sidetracked

straying from the point

losing one's thread

straying from the topic

incidental remark

deviation from the subject

vagary

rogue

contradiction in terms

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Noun

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The act or fact of being meticulous or doing something with care or precision

rigor^US

rigour^UK

dotting the i's and crossing the t's

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Noun

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The state or characteristic of being separate or isolated from others

freedom from interference

parceling^US

parcelling^UK

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Noun

The act of choosing

judgement^UK

judgment^US

Noun

Act of targeting or suspecting based on race

racial discrimination

racial targeting

ethnic profiling

Noun

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A prejudicial stance towards males or females because of their gender

gender bias

sexism

gender discrimination

Noun

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The process of differentiating or distinguishing between two or more things

Noun

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The quality of being restricted to a select person or group

Noun

An act of oppressing or persecuting someone

Types of

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Types of (societal) discrimination

positive discrimination

reverse discrimination

racialism

“All forms of discrimination should be frowned upon.”

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