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Originally Posted by Schlurfy
discrimination:
unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice.
I thought you kids learn this in school.
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dis·crim·i·na·tion
1. The act of discriminating (see below).
2. The ability or power to see or make fine distinctions; discernment.
3. Treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality or prejudice: racial discrimination; discrimination against foreigners.
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dis·crim·i·nat·ing
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1. Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions; perceptive.
2. Showing careful judgment or fine taste: a discriminating collector of rare books; a dish for the discriminating palate.
2. Separating into distinct parts or components; analytical.
3. Serving to distinguish; distinctive: a discriminating characteristic.
4. Marked by or showing bias; discriminatory.
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Think -> Post. Words have more than one meaning.