“I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish”
adjective
marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
“discriminate judgments”
Word Forms
discriminative
adjective
capable of making fine distinctions
discriminatory
adjective
capable of making fine distinctions
discrimination
noun
the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
discriminator
noun
a person who (or that which) differentiates
separative
adjective
serving to separate or divide into parts
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
diskriminieren
den Unterschied erkennen oder wahrnehmen
🇫🇷French
discriminer
reconnaître ou percevoir la différence
🇪🇸Spanish
discriminar
reconocer o percibir la diferencia
🇮🇹Italian
discriminare
riconoscere o percepire la differenza
🇳🇱Dutch
discrimineren
het verschil herkennen of waarnemen
🇵🇹Portuguese
discriminar
reconhecer ou perceber a diferença
🇷🇺Russian
различать
признать или почувствовать разницу
India
🇮🇳Hindi
भेदभाव करना
अंतर को पहचानना या महसूस करना
🇧🇩Bengali
বৈষম্য
পার্থক্য চিনুন বা উপলব্ধি করুন
🇮🇳Tamil
பாகுபாடு காட்டு
வேறுபாட்டை அங்கீகரிக்கவும் அல்லது உணரவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
వివక్ష చూపు
తేడాను గుర్తించండి లేదా గ్రహించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
भेदभाव करणे
फरक ओळखा किंवा ओळखा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભેદભાવ
તફાવતને ઓળખો અથવા સમજો
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಾರತಮ್ಯ
ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸವನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിവേചനം കാണിക്കുക
വ്യത്യാസം തിരിച്ചറിയുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മനസ്സിലാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿਤਕਰਾ ਕਰਨਾ
ਅੰਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਪਛਾਣੋ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
امتیاز
فرق کو پہچانیں یا سمجھیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
辨析
认识或察觉差异
🇯🇵Japanese
差別する
違いを認識または認識する
🇰🇷Korean
차별하다
차이를 인식하거나 인식하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phân biệt đối xử
nhận ra hoặc nhận thấy sự khác biệt
🇹🇭Thai
เลือกปฏิบัติ
รับรู้หรือรับรู้ถึงความแตกต่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
membedakan
mengenali atau merasakan perbedaannya
🇵🇭Filipino
diskriminasyon
kilalanin o malasahan ang pagkakaiba
🇲🇾Malay
mendiskriminasi
mengenali atau merasakan perbezaannya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التمييز
التعرف على الفرق أو إدراكه
🇮🇷Persian
تبعیض قائل شدن
تشخیص یا درک تفاوت
🇹🇷Turkish
ayrımcılık yapmak
farkı tanımak veya algılamak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהָפלוֹת
לזהות או לתפוס את ההבדל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'discriminate'?
The primary meaning of 'discriminate' is 'recognize or perceive the difference'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'discriminate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'discriminate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'discriminate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'discriminate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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