discrimination
US: /dɪsˌkɹɪməˈneɪʃən/
UK: /dɪskɹˌɪmɪnˈeɪʃən/
UK: /dɪskɹˌɪmɪnˈeɪʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
discrimination
- sự phân biệt, sự tách ra
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
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.
See also -
2 [U] (approving) the ability to judge what is good, true, etc.
Synonym: DISCERNMENT
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
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 bigotry, prejudice, bias, intolerance, favouritism, one-sidedness, unfairness, inequity:
In Nazi Germany discrimination was practised against everyone except the Nazis.
2 taste, perception, perceptiveness, discernment, refinement, acumen, insight, penetration, keenness, judgement, sensitivity; connoisseurship, aestheticism:
He exercises excellent discrimination in his choice of paintings.
Collocation dictionary
1 treating a person/group unfairly
ADJ.
age, class, gender, race/racial, religious, sex/sexual | widespread
There is widespread discrimination against doctors of Asian origin.
| active, blatant, direct, explicit, overt
evidence of active discrimination against black workers
| covert, indirect | positive, reverse
positive discrimination in favour of disadvantaged racial groups
| illegal, unlawful
Overt sex or race discrimination is illegal.
| employment, job | government, institutional/institutionalized
institutionalized discrimination against women within the police force
QUANT.
level
Levels of discrimination against recent immigrants are high.
VERB + DISCRIMINATION
amount to, constitute
Racist remarks by an employer to an employee can amount to unlawful discrimination.
| experience, face, suffer (from)
Many disabled people suffer discrimination at work.
| practise | allege
law suits alleging discrimination
| be opposed to, combat, fight | ban, end, forbid, outlaw, prohibit, stop
DISCRIMINATION + VERB
occur
The discrimination occurred at the shortlisting stage, not the interviews.
PREP.
~ against
discrimination against women
| ~ by
Discrimination by age is as vicious as discrimination by race.
| ~ in favour of
Some firms practise discrimination in favour of older people.
| ~ on the grounds of
It's time we banned discrimination on the grounds of age.
PHRASES
a victim of discrimination
2 judgement
ADJ.
great | careful, fine
VERB + DISCRIMINATION
make
Young children find it difficult to make fine discriminations.
| show
She showed great discrimination in rejecting the poor quality teas.
PREP.
~ between
discrimination between right and wrong
Concise English dictionary
discriminationsdɪ‚skrɪmɪ'neɪʃn
noun
+unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
+the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
