discriminatory

/dis'kriminətəri/

Thân thiện

A manager makes a discriminatory hiring decision based on a candidate's appearance.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Showing prejudice or unfair treatment: Treating a person or group differently, usually worse, based on characteristics like race, age, or sex.
   • Making careful distinctions: Capable of or involving the ability to recognize fine differences between things.

Usage

• The primary use of "discriminatory" is to describe laws, actions, attitudes, or practices that are unjustly biased against specific individuals or groups.
• It can also be used in a more neutral, formal context to describe the act of making precise distinctions.

Examples

• Showing prejudice:
  • The company was sued for its discriminatory hiring practices.
  • Many activists fought against discriminatory laws.
• Making careful distinctions (less common):
  • A good critic must have a discriminatory eye for detail.
  • The test is highly discriminatory, separating candidates by ability.

Advanced Usage

• "discriminatory power": (in statistics or testing) the ability of a test or model to accurately distinguish between different groups or outcomes.
  • The new algorithm has high discriminatory power for detecting fraud.

Variants and Related Words

• Discriminate (verb): To recognize a distinction; or, to make an unjust distinction in treatment.
• Discrimination (noun): The act of discriminating; specifically, unjust or prejudicial treatment.
• Discriminating (adjective): Having or showing refined taste or judgment.
• Nondiscriminatory (adjective): Not making unfair distinctions; fair.

Synonyms

• Biased: Unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something.
• Prejudiced: Having preconceived opinions that are not based on reason.
• Selective: Tending to choose carefully.
• Differential: Depending on or varying according to circumstances; showing a difference.

Antonyms

• Fair: Treating people equally without favoritism or discrimination.
• Impartial: Treating all rivals or disputants equally.
• Egalitarian: Believing in or based on the principle that all people are equal.

Related Phrases

• Discriminatory policy: An official rule or practice that results in unfair treatment.
  • The discriminatory policy was finally repealed.
• Discriminatory intent: The purpose or aim to treat a group unfairly.
  • The law was struck down because of its discriminatory intent.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. manifesting partiality
   • a discriminatory tax
   • preferential tariff rates
   • preferential treatment
   • a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting
2. capable of making fine distinctions
3. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
   • discriminatory attitudes and practices
   • invidious comparisons
4. being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
   • a prejudiced judge

Từ đồng nghĩa

• preferential
• discriminative
• invidious
• prejudiced