indiscrimination
A child picks up toys with indiscrimination, putting both blocks and stuffed animals into the same colorful bin.
- Noun:
- Lack of discrimination: "Indiscrimination" refers to the quality or state of not making careful distinctions or judgments; acting without discernment or selectivity. It implies a failure to differentiate between people, things, or situations based on their merits, qualities, or categories.
- Tendency to be indiscriminate: It denotes a habit or practice of treating all things or people alike, often in a careless, random, or unselective manner.
- (The charity failed to distinguish between needy and non-needy recipients.)
- (She did not carefully evaluate people before befriending them.)
- (The policy did not make clear distinctions between lawful and unlawful actions.)
"act with indiscrimination": to behave without careful distinction.
- The judge accused the police of acting with indiscrimination when they arrested everyone at the protest. (The police arrested people without differentiating between peaceful protesters and agitators.)
"the indiscrimination of nature": a poetic or philosophical phrase describing natural phenomena that do not make moral judgments.
- The earthquake showed the indiscrimination of nature, destroying both rich and poor homes alike. (Natural disasters strike without regard to social status.)
Indiscriminate (adj): done without careful judgment; random or unselective.
- The indiscriminate use of antibiotics has led to drug resistance. (Using antibiotics without proper medical reason.)
Indiscriminately (adv): in a way that lacks careful distinction.
- He threw money indiscriminately at every beggar he saw. (He gave money without judging each person's need.)
Discrimination (n): the ability to make careful distinctions; the act of treating people differently, often unfairly.
- She showed great discrimination in choosing the best wine. (She made careful judgments.)
- Undiscernment: lack of ability to perceive differences.
- Unselectiveness: the quality of not being selective or choosy.
- Randomness: lack of pattern or purpose; chance.
- Promiscuity (in a non-sexual sense): lack of selectivity; mixing without order.
- Discrimination: the ability to make fine distinctions.
- Selectivity: the practice of careful choice.
- Discretion: the quality of behaving with careful judgment.
"Throw the baby out with the bathwater": to discard something valuable along with something unwanted due to indiscrimination.
- The company's indiscrimination in firing employees meant they lost their best engineer. (They failed to distinguish between good and bad workers.)
"A shot in the dark": an attempt without clear aim or discrimination.
- His investment strategy was a shot in the dark, showing total indiscrimination. (He invested without careful analysis.)