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discriminatory

 
Dictionary: dis·crim·i·na·to·ry   (dĭ-skrĭm'ə-nə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Marked by or showing prejudice; biased.
  2. Making distinctions.
discriminatorily dis·crim'i·na·to'ri·ly adv.

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Thesaurus: discriminatory
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adjective

    Able to recognize small differences or draw fine distinctions: discriminate, discriminating, discriminative, select, selective. See precise/imprecise.

Antonyms: discriminatory
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adj

Definition: prejudicial
Antonyms: fair, impartial


WordNet: discriminatory
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The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
  Synonym: prejudiced

Meaning #2: containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  Synonym: invidious

Meaning #3: capable of making fine distinctions
  Synonym: discriminative

Meaning #4: manifesting partiality
  Synonym: preferential


Translations: Discriminatory
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - diskriminerende

Nederlands (Dutch)
discriminerend, opmerkzaam

Français (French)
adj. - discriminatoire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - diskriminierend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεροληπτικός, χαρακτηριστικός

Italiano (Italian)
discriminatorio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - discriminador, parcial, injusto

Русский (Russian)
разборчивый, дискриминационный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - discriminatorio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - diskriminerande, särskild

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有辨识力的, 有差别的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有辨識力的, 有差別的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 분간 있는, 차별적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 区別的な, 識別力のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مميز لشخص عن آخر بالمعامله ( بشكل أحسن أو أسوا), تمييزي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקפח, מפלה‬


 
 
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