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indiscriminate

[in-di-skrim-uh-nit]

adjective

  1. not discriminating or discerning; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc..

    indiscriminate in one's friendships.

  2. done at random or without making distinctions; haphazard.

    indiscriminate slaughter.

  3. not kept apart or divided; thrown together; jumbled.

    an indiscriminate combination of colors and styles.

    Synonyms: , , , ,


indiscriminate

/ ˌɪԻɪˈɪɪɪ /

adjective

  1. lacking discrimination or careful choice; random or promiscuous

  2. jumbled; confused

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • indiscriminately adverb
  • indiscriminateness noun
  • ˌԻ徱ˈԲٱ adverb
  • ˌԻ徱ˈԲٱԱ noun
  • ˌԻ徱ˌˈԲپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of indiscriminate1

First recorded in 1590–1600; in- 3 + discriminate (adjective)
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Miller reportedly hit the ceiling, furious that arrests aren't widespread and indiscriminate.

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City Councilmembers released a joint statement lambasting the “indiscriminate targeting of children and families” and vowing to fight to protect immigrants.

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“With President Trump’s latest round of indiscriminate funding cuts, America is poised to fall behind its competitors at a critical moment in the global technology race. We’re suing to stop him,” Bonta said.

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“It is key to note that the court denied an indiscriminate mass release of youth, and that Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall will not be fully depopulated or closed.”

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The watchdog identified an "inflexible and indiscriminate" approach to the use of key fobs to control access to internal doors and gates, regardless of whether service users had capacity.

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