World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdiscriminatorio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: diskɾiminaˈtoɾjo
"Prohibieron cualquier tipo de política discriminatoria en la institución."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Making or showing an unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or disability.
"The company faced severe backlash after implementing discriminatory hiring practices." - 2
Relating to or showing careful distinction or discernment in judgment.
"A discriminatory eye for detail is required to authenticate antique furniture."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin discriminat-, past participle stem of discriminare (to divide, separate, distinguish), stemming from discrimen (division, distinction). Entering English usage in the 19th century, the term evolved from a neutral sense of making fine distinctions to a strongly pejorative meaning describing unfair treatment based on prejudice.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Discriminatory" is said worldwide
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discriminatoire
Transliteration: diskriminatwaʁ
"Cette loi est jugée discriminatoire par de nombreuses associations."
diskriminierend
Transliteration: dɪskʁimiˈniːʁənt
"Das Gericht verurteilte die diskriminierende Behandlung am Arbeitsplatz."
discriminatorio
Transliteration: diskriminaˈtɔrjo
"Il regolamento conteneva clausole di natura discriminatoria."
discriminatorio
Transliteration: diskɾiminaˈtoɾjo
"Prohibieron cualquier tipo de política discriminatoria en la institución."
discriminatório
Transliteration: diskɾiminaˈtoɾju
"O comportamento do gerente foi considerado discriminatório."
भेदभावपूर्ण
Transliteration: bhedbhavpurna
"यह नियम प्रकृति में भेदभावपूर्ण है।"
歧视性的
Transliteration: qíshìxìng de
"该公司因执行歧视性的政策而受到起诉。"
차별적인
Transliteration: chabyeoljeokin
"우리는 모든 형태의 차별적인 관행을 근절해야 합니다."
差別的な
Transliteration: sabetsuteki na
"その組織には差別的な規則が存在していた。"
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