discriminatory

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discriminatory

  • /dɪsˈkɹɪmɪnət(ə)ɹɪ/ UK
  • /dɪˌskɹɪmɪˈneɪt(ə)rɪ/ UK
  • /dɪsˈkɹɪmɪnəˌtɔɹi/ US

adjective more discriminatory · most discriminatory

  1. Of or pertaining to discrimination (in all senses).
  2. Showing prejudice or bias. discriminatory attitude

Similar: discriminational

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Closest in meaning: discriminative, discriminating, prejudiced, preferential, advantageous, racist, antiblack, anti-semite, anti-semitic, loaded, unfavourable, invidious, sexist, unfavorable, jaundiced, discriminator

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Similar: discriminational

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adj showing prejudice

中文歧視性 /歧视性 qíshìxìng
Deutschdiskriminierend
Русскийдискриминацио́нный diskriminaciónnyj

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@misc{discriminatory_2026,
  title = {discriminatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/discriminatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}