Indiscriminate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

failing to make or recognize distinctions

not marked by fine distinctions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndɪskɹˈɪmᵻnət/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪskɹˈɪmɪnət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪskɹˈɪmɪnət/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndɪskɹˈɪmᵻnət/.

Examples

indiscriminate reading habits
an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

discriminate

Parts of Speech

adjective	failing to make or recognize distinctions
adjective	not marked by fine distinctions “indiscriminate reading habits”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterschiedslos

Unfähigkeit, Unterscheidungen zu treffen oder zu erkennen

🇫🇷French

aveugle

ne pas faire ou reconnaître des distinctions

🇪🇸Spanish

indistinto

no hacer o reconocer distinciones

🇮🇹Italian

indiscriminato

non riuscire a fare o riconoscere distinzioni

🇳🇱Dutch

willekeurig

geen onderscheid maken of herkennen

🇵🇹Portuguese

indiscriminado

deixar de fazer ou reconhecer distinções

🇷🇺Russian

неизбирательный

неспособность проводить или признавать различия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अविवेकी

भेद करने या पहचानने में असफल होना

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্বিচার

পার্থক্য করতে বা চিনতে ব্যর্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

பாரபட்சமற்ற

வேறுபாடுகளை உருவாக்க அல்லது அங்கீகரிக்கத் தவறியது

🇮🇳Telugu

విచక్షణ లేని

వ్యత్యాసాలను గుర్తించడంలో లేదా గుర్తించడంలో విఫలమైంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अविवेकी

फरक करण्यात किंवा ओळखण्यात अयशस्वी

🇮🇳Gujarati

આડેધડ

તફાવતો બનાવવા અથવા ઓળખવામાં નિષ્ફળતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವೇಚನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ಗುರುತಿಸಲು ವಿಫಲವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവേചനരഹിതമായ

വ്യത്യാസങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നതിനോ തിരിച്ചറിയുന്നതിനോ പരാജയപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਨ੍ਹੇਵਾਹ

ਅੰਤਰ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਪਛਾਣਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

اندھا دھند

تفریق کرنے یا پہچاننے میں ناکام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不分青红皂白

未能做出或认识到区别

🇯🇵Japanese

無差別

区別をすることまたは認識することに失敗する

🇰🇷Korean

무차별적인

구별을 하거나 인식하지 못함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bừa bãi

không thực hiện hoặc nhận ra sự khác biệt

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เลือกปฏิบัติ

ล้มเหลวในการสร้างหรือรับรู้ความแตกต่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sembarangan

gagal membuat atau mengenali perbedaan

🇵🇭Filipino

walang pinipili

kabiguang gumawa o makilala ang mga pagkakaiba

🇲🇾Malay

sembarangan

gagal membuat atau mengiktiraf perbezaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عشوائي

الفشل في التمييز أو التعرف عليه

🇮🇷Persian

بی تفاوت

ناکامی در ایجاد یا تشخیص تمایز

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrım gözetmeyen

ayrımları yapamamak veya tanıyamamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסר הבחנה

אי ביצוע או זיהוי הבחנות

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