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discrimination definition

dis·crimi·na·tion (di skrim′i nā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of discriminating, or distinguishing differences
  2. the ability to make or perceive distinctions; perception; discernment
    1. partiality, or bias, in the treatment of a person or group, which is unfair, illegal, etc.
    2. an act, policy, pattern of behavior, etc. characterized by such partiality

Etymology: L discriminatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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