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discrimination

/dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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  1. 1

    The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, age, sex, or disability.

    "Victims of racial discrimination often struggle to find adequate employment."

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Early 17th century: from Latin discriminat- 'divided, distinguished', from the verb discriminare, from discrimen 'interval, distinction', from discernere 'separate'.

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