discrimination : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: discrimination	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
discrimination n unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice Synonym(s): discrimination, favoritism, favouritism the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished Synonym(s): discrimination, secernment
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discrimination \Discrim`ina"tion\, n. [L. discriminatio the contrasting of opposite thoughts.] 1. The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences. To make an anxious discrimination between the miracle absolute and providential. --Trench. 2. The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart. --Sir J. Reynolds. 3. (Railroads) The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service. A difference in rates, not based upon any corresponding difference in cost, constitutes a case of discrimination. --A. T. Hadley. 4. The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means. 5. That which discriminates; mark of distinction. Syn: Discernment; penetration; clearness; acuteness; judgment; distinction. See {Discernment}.