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English noun: discrimination | |||
| 1. | discrimination (act) unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice | ||
| Synonyms | favoritism, favouritism | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | social control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | able-bodiedism, able-bodism, ableism, ablism, ageism, agism, cronyism, fatism, fattism, heterosexism, nepotism, racial discrimination, racialism, racism, sexism | ||
| 2. | discrimination (cognition) the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | ||
| Synonyms | secernment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | basic cognitive process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appreciation, differentiation, discernment, distinction, individualisation, individualization, individuation, perceptiveness, taste | ||
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