discrimination
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
Types & categories
- social control hypernym
- ableism hyponym
- ageism hyponym
- cronyism hyponym
- fattism hyponym
- heterosexism hyponym
- nepotism hyponym
- racialism hyponym
- sexism hyponym
Related & opposite
- discriminate derivation
Sense 2 noun
the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
Types & categories
- basic cognitive process hypernym
- differentiation hyponym
- individuation hyponym
- appreciation hyponym
Related & opposite
- discriminate derivation
- discriminate derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | discriminate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | social control |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ableism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ageism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cronyism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fattism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | heterosexism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nepotism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | racialism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sexism |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | discriminate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | discriminate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | basic cognitive process |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | differentiation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | individuation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | appreciation |