discrimination: Meaning and Definition of

dis•crim•i•na•tion

Pronunciation: (di-skrim"u-nā'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. an act or instance of discriminating.
  2. treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination.
  3. the power of making fine distinctions; discriminating judgment: She chose the colors with great discrimination.
  4. something that serves to differentiate.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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