English-Thai Dictionary

discrimination

N การ แบ่งแยก  การ แบ่ง พวก  kan-bang-yeak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISCRIMINATION

n. 1. The act of distinguishing; the act of making or observing a difference; distinction; as the discrimination between right and wrong.
2. The state of being distinguished.
3. Mark of distinction.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISCRIMINATION

Dis *crim `i *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. discriminatio the contrasting of opposite thoughts.]

 

1. The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences. To make an anxious discrimination between the miracle absolute and providential. Trench.

 

2. The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart. Sir J. Reynolds.

 

3. (Railroads )

 

Defn: The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service. A difference in rates, not based upon any corresponding difference in cost, constitutes a case of discrimination. A. T. Hadley.

 

4. The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means.

 

5. That which discriminates; mark of distinction.

 

Syn. -- Discernment; penetration; clearness; acuteness; judgment; distinction. See Discernment.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

discrimination

dis crim i na tion |disˌkriməˈnāSHən dəˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən | ▶noun 1 the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, esp. on the grounds of race, age, or sex: victims of racial discrimination | discrimination against homosexuals. 2 recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another: discrimination between right and wrong | young children have difficulties in making fine discriminations. • the ability to discern what is of high quality; good judgment or taste: those who could afford to buy showed little taste or discrimination. • Psychology the ability to distinguish between different stimuli: [ as modifier ] : discrimination learning. 3 Electronics the selection of a signal having a required characteristic, such as frequency or amplitude, by means of a discriminator that rejects all unwanted signals.

 

Oxford Dictionary

discrimination

dis |crim ¦in |ation |dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex: victims of racial discrimination | discrimination against homosexuals. 2 recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another: discrimination between right and wrong | [ count noun ] : young children have difficulties in making fine discriminations. • the ability to judge what is of high quality; good judgement or taste: those who could afford to buy showed little taste or discrimination. • Psychology the ability to distinguish between different stimuli: [ as modifier ] : discrimination learning. 3 Electronics the selection of a signal having a required characteristic, such as frequency or amplitude, by means of a discriminator.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

discrimination

discrimination noun 1 racial discrimination: prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, unfairness, inequity, favoritism, one-sidedness, partisanship; sexism, chauvinism, misogyny, racism, racialism, anti-Semitism, heterosexism, ageism, classism; in South Africa historical apartheid. ANTONYMS impartiality. 2 a bland man with no discrimination: discernment, judgment, perception, perceptiveness, perspicacity, acumen, astuteness, shrewdness, judiciousness, insight; selectivity, (good ) taste, fastidiousness, refinement, sensitivity, cultivation, culture.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

discrimination

discrimination noun 1 victims of racial discrimination: prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, unfairness, inequity, favouritism, one-sidedness, partisanship; sexism, chauvinism, racism, racialism, anti-Semitism, heterosexism, ageism, classism; positive discrimination, reverse discrimination, ableism; in S. Africa, historical apartheid. ANTONYMS impartiality. 2 the discrimination between right and wrong: differentiation, distinction, telling the difference. 3 those who could afford to buy showed little taste or discrimination: discernment, judgement, perception, perceptiveness, perspicacity, acumen, astuteness, shrewdness, judiciousness, insight, subtlety; selectivity, (good ) taste, fastidiousness, refinement, sensitivity, cultivation, culture, culturedness, connoisseurship, aestheticism.

 

French Dictionary

discrimination

discrimination n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de traiter différemment certaines personnes par rapport à d ’autres. : Il ne faut pratiquer aucune discrimination. SYNONYME ségrégation . 2 littéraire Distinction.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

discrimination

dis crim i na tion /dɪskrɪ̀mɪnéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 1 «…に対する » 差別 (待遇 ) «against » ; «…に対する » 優遇, えこひいき «in favor of » ▸ prohibit [ban ] discrimination against disabled people in hiring 身体障害者に対する雇用差別を禁ずる ▸ racial [age, sex ] discrimination 人種 [年齢, 性 ] (による )差別 2 識別力, 鑑識眼 (!特に良い物 善い事 質の高い物を見極める力 ) ; «…との /…の間での » 区別, 識別 «from /between » ▸ musical discrimination 音楽がわかる鑑賞眼 ▸ visual discrimination 視覚による識別