Discriminatory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand

containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹævˈɪdiən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskɹˈɪmɪnətəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskɹˈɪmɪnətəɹi/

6 syllables Say it as /dɹævˈɪdiən/.

Examples

a prejudiced judge
discriminatory attitudes and practices
invidious comparisons

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

preferential prejudiced invidious discriminative

Antonyms

unprejudiced

Parts of Speech

adjective	being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand “a prejudiced judge”
adjective	containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice “discriminatory attitudes and practices”
adjective	capable of making fine distinctions
adjective	manifesting partiality “a discriminatory tax”

Word Forms

discriminate	verb	treat differently on the basis of sex or race
preference	noun	a predisposition in favor of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

diskriminierend

Voreingenommen sein oder sich im Vorfeld eine Überzeugung oder Einstellung gebildet haben

🇫🇷French

discriminatoire

être partial ou avoir une croyance ou une attitude formée à l'avance

🇪🇸Spanish

discriminatorio

ser parcial o tener una creencia o actitud formada de antemano

🇮🇹Italian

discriminatorio

essere di parte o avere una convinzione o un atteggiamento formato in anticipo

🇳🇱Dutch

discriminerend

bevooroordeeld zijn of een vooraf gevormde overtuiging of houding hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

discriminatório

ser tendencioso ou ter uma crença ou atitude formada de antemão

🇷🇺Russian

дискриминационный

быть предвзятым или иметь заранее сформированные убеждения или отношения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भेदभावपूर्ण

पक्षपातपूर्ण होना या पहले से बना हुआ कोई विश्वास या दृष्टिकोण होना

🇧🇩Bengali

বৈষম্যমূলক

পক্ষপাতদুষ্ট হওয়া বা একটি বিশ্বাস বা মনোভাব আগে থেকেই তৈরি করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பாரபட்சமான

பாரபட்சமாக இருப்பது அல்லது நம்பிக்கை அல்லது மனப்பான்மையை முன்பே உருவாக்கியது

🇮🇳Telugu

వివక్షత

పక్షపాతంతో ఉండటం లేదా ముందుగా ఏర్పడిన నమ్మకం లేదా వైఖరిని కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

भेदभाव

पक्षपाती असणे किंवा विश्वास किंवा वृत्ती आधीच तयार करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભેદભાવપૂર્ણ

પૂર્વગ્રહયુક્ત હોવું અથવા માન્યતા અથવા વલણ અગાઉથી રચાયેલું હોવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಾರತಮ್ಯ

ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತಿಯಾಗಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಮೊದಲೇ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮನೋಭಾವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവേചനപരമായ

പക്ഷപാതപരമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു വിശ്വാസമോ മനോഭാവമോ മുമ്പ് രൂപപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਖਪਾਤੀ

ਪੱਖਪਾਤੀ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਜਾਂ ਰਵੱਈਆ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

امتیازی

متعصب ہونا یا عقیدہ یا رویہ پہلے سے تشکیل پانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

歧视性的

存在偏见或预先形成的信念或态度

🇯🇵Japanese

差別的な

偏見がある、または事前に形成された信念や態度がある

🇰🇷Korean

차별적인

편견이 있거나 사전에 형성된 신념이나 태도가 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân biệt đối xử

bị thiên vị hoặc có niềm tin hoặc thái độ được hình thành từ trước

🇹🇭Thai

เลือกปฏิบัติ

มีอคติหรือมีความเชื่อหรือมีทัศนคติเกิดขึ้นมาก่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

diskriminatif

menjadi bias atau memiliki keyakinan atau sikap yang terbentuk sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

diskriminasyon

pagiging bias o pagkakaroon ng isang paniniwala o saloobin na nabuo nang maaga

🇲🇾Malay

bersifat diskriminasi

berat sebelah atau mempunyai kepercayaan atau sikap yang dibentuk terlebih dahulu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمييزية

أن تكون متحيزًا أو أن يكون لديك اعتقاد أو موقف تم تكوينه مسبقًا

🇮🇷Persian

تبعیض آمیز

مغرضانه بودن یا داشتن یک باور یا نگرش از قبل

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrımcı

önyargılı olmak veya önceden oluşturulmuş bir inanç veya tutuma sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַפלֶה

להיות מוטה או שיש אמונה או גישה שנוצרה מראש

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