indiscrimination

[ in-di-skrim-uh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act or instance of not discriminating.
2. the quality or condition of being indiscriminate or of not discriminating; lack of discrimination.

Other Words From

• indis·crimi·native adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of indiscrimination¹

First recorded in 1640–50; in- ³ + discrimination

Example Sentences

Police violence in response to the demonstrations has drawn international scrutiny, after videos circulated on social media this week showing riot police beating protesters, sometimes with apparent indiscrimination.

From Washington Post

Eager to follow this theory throughout the Maier bloodline, Marks sometimes displays the indiscrimination of that relative who has gone giddy on ancestry websites, tracing lineage until it blurs beyond recognition.

From New York Times

We want freedom from cruelty of the world, freedom from indiscrimination, freedom from the people who think that we are inferior to them.

From BBC

People are taking it upon themselves to carry out the indiscrimination that’s in this order.

From The Guardian

The court said that, while the difference in treatment for U.K. and EU nationals does amount to “indirect indiscrimination,” it is “justified by a legitimate objective such as the need to protect” public finances.

From Wall Street Journal