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discriminating
[ dih-skrim-uh-ney-ting ]
adjective
- able to distinguish differences or distinctions; differentiating; analytic.
- noting differences or distinctions with nicety; discerning; perspicacious:
a discriminating interpreter of events.
- having excellent taste or judgment:
a discriminating interior designer.
- differential, as a tariff.
- possessing distinctive features; capable of being differentiated; discriminative.
discriminating
/ dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪtɪŋ /
adjective
- able to see fine distinctions and differences
- discerning in matters of taste
- (of a tariff, import duty, etc) levied at differential rates in order to favour or discourage imports or exports
Derived Forms
- disˈcrimiˌnatingly, adverb
Other Words From
- dis·crimi·nating·ly adverb
- half-dis·crimi·nating adjective
- half-dis·crimi·nating·ly adverb
- nondis·crimi·nating adjective
- nondis·crimi·nating·ly adverb
- over·dis·crimi·nating adjective
- over·dis·crimi·nating·ly adverb
- quasi-dis·crimi·nating adjective
- quasi-dis·crimi·nating·ly adverb
- undis·crimi·nating adjective
- undis·crimi·nating·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of discriminating1
Example Sentences
California civil rights laws prohibit employers from discriminating against its employees based on their national origin, race or ethnicity, according to the Civil Rights Department.
He wrote in his Shelby County decision, which eviscerated the Voting Rights Act, that “the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”
In 1973, the Department of Justice sued the Trump company, then known as Trump Management Inc., under the Fair Housing Act for discriminating on the basis of race against Black people.
While the Constitution forbids states and public agencies from discriminating based on race or sex, the court has not said whether this antidiscrimination rule extends to gender identity.
As a landlord in the 1970s, Trump settled a Justice Department lawsuit in New York that accused his family’s company of discriminating against Black tenants.
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