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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIndiscrimination
/ˌɪn.dɪsˌkrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The failure or practice of failing to make careful distinctions; lack of discrimination or discernment.
"His indiscrimination in choosing business partners eventually led to major financial losses." - 2
The treatment of people or things without making arbitrary distinctions; treating everyone alike.
"The charity prided itself on the indiscrimination with which it provided aid to anyone in need."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'discriminatio', stemming from 'discriminare' (to divide or distinguish). Entering English in the 17th century, the term evolved from a simple lack of distinction into a broader concept describing the failure or refusal to make careful distinctions or the practice of treating people uniformly without prejudice.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Indiscrimination" is said worldwide
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indistinction
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.dis.tɛ̃k.sjɔ̃/
"Son indistinction entre le bien et le mal était inquiétante."
Undisriminiertheit
Transliteration: /ˈʊndɪskʁɪmɪˈniːɐ̯thaɪ̯t/
Script: Undiskriminiertheit
"Die Undiskriminiertheit seiner Auswahl überraschte alle."
indistinzione
Transliteration: /in.di.stinˈtjo.ne/
"La sua indiscrezione mostrava una totale indistinzione dei dettagli."
indistinción
Transliteration: /in.dis.tinˈsjon/
"Actuó con total indistinción hacia las normas establecidas."
indistinção
Transliteration: /ĩ.dʒis.tĩˈsɐ̃w̃/
"A indistinção de critério gerou muitas dúvidas."
अविवेक
Transliteration: avivek
"उनकी पसंद में अविवेक साफ झलकता था।"
不加区分
Transliteration: bù jiā qū fēn
"他在处理问题时表现得十分不加区分。"
무차별
Transliteration: muchabyeol
"그의 무차별적인 태도가 문제를 일으켰다."
無差別
Transliteration: musabetsu
"その政策は無差別的な支援を目的としていた。"
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