forbidden word: discrimination
discrimination v. 1 Laws have been passed against religious discrimination: bias, prejudice, differential treatment, bigotry, distinction, inequity, favoritism. 2 He shows fine discrimination in choosing wines: discretion, discernment, judgment, distinction: taste, refinement; astuteness, acumen, shrewdness, keenness, perspicacity.
from – Family Word Finder: Reader’s Digest. The Reader’s Digest Association, 1975.
Origin of discrimination
First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin discrīminātiōn-, stem of discrīminātiō “division, separation,” literally “a dividing,” equivalent to discrīmināt(us) “separated” (past participle of discrīmināre “to divide up, separate”; discriminate ) + -ion ( def )
from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025g). In Dictionary.com.
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sentence examples: discrimination
“We pride ourselves on being leaders and identifying and combating any type of discrimination,” Román said in an interview with The Times.
From Los Angeles Times
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claimed the attack was “clearly” racially motivated – though this was not advanced as a motive in court – and it reopened a national debate about racial discrimination.
From BBC
Ms Rooke won her case for detriment after a protected disclosure but lost claims for unfair dismissal, disability discrimination, and failure to make reasonable adjustments.
From BBC
“As an Ayuuk woman, she embraced the defense of her people and of all the Indigenous women who suffered violence and discrimination,” her sister, Kisha Domínguez, said in a Facebook homage.
From Los Angeles Times
The move, according to the suit, was prompted by reasons including “editorial overreach,” “demands for unpaid labor,” “racial discrimination” and “lack of support for Mr. Camacho” after Feldstein Soto’s office sued him.
From Los Angeles Times
from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025g). In Dictionary.com.
May 8, 2025
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Discrimination / cheats, tips the scale of favor, / is Evil and Wrong
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