51³Ō¹Ļ

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discriminating

[dih-skrim-uh-ney-ting]

adjective

  1. able to distinguish differences or distinctions; differentiating; analytic.

  2. noting differences or distinctions with nicety; discerning; perspicacious.

    a discriminating interpreter of events.

  3. having excellent taste or judgment.

    a discriminating interior designer.

  4. differential, as a tariff.

  5. possessing distinctive features; capable of being differentiated; discriminative.



discriminating

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adjective

  1. able to see fine distinctions and differences

  2. discerning in matters of taste

  3. (of a tariff, import duty, etc) levied at differential rates in order to favour or discourage imports or exports

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • discriminatingly adverb
  • half-discriminating adjective
  • half-discriminatingly adverb
  • nondiscriminating adjective
  • nondiscriminatingly adverb
  • overdiscriminating adjective
  • overdiscriminatingly adverb
  • quasi-discriminating adjective
  • quasi-discriminatingly adverb
  • undiscriminating adjective
  • undiscriminatingly adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of discriminating1

First recorded in 1640–50; discriminat(e) + -ing 2
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Several Vietnamese American-owned nail salons in Orange County have sued California, alleging the state’s labor code is discriminating against their businesses.

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The law, which is yet to be implemented, has drawn the ire of US President Donald Trump, who sees it as discriminating against white farmers.

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The administration has characterized these programs as discriminating on the basis of race.

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ā€œFor decades, elite colleges and universities have prioritized racial quotas over equality of opportunity, dividing Americans and discriminating against entire groups of applicants, all in the name of DEI,ā€ the department’s announcement said.

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A hotel ā€œis a place of public accommodation and you’re discriminating based on family status.ā€

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