discrimination
English Thesaurus
1. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | social control, |
| definition | : | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ageism, agism, |
| definition | : | discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | cronyism, |
| definition | : | favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fatism, fattism, |
| definition | : | discrimination against people who are overweight (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | heterosexism, |
| definition | : | discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | nepotism, |
| definition | : | favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sexism, |
| definition | : | discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex (noun.act) |
2. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | basic cognitive process, |
| definition | : | cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge (noun.cognition) |
3. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice (noun.act)
4. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | discriminate, |
| definition | : | distinguish (verb.perception) |
5. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice (noun.act)
6. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | discriminate, |
| definition | : | distinguish (verb.perception) |
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