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Pronunciation / Transliteration: discriminação
"A discriminação racial é um crime grave."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, age, sex, or disability.
"Victims of racial discrimination often struggle to find adequate employment."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin discriminatio, from discriminare (to divide, distinguish), originating in the late 16th century in the sense of 'distinguishing between things'. Over time, it evolved from a neutral cognitive act of noticing differences to carrying significant social weight regarding prejudice and unfair treatment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Discrimination" is said worldwide
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discrimination
Transliteration: discrimination
"La lutte contre la discrimination est une priorité."
Diskriminierung
Transliteration: Diskriminierung
"Jede Form von Diskriminierung ist gesetzlich verboten."
discriminazione
Transliteration: discriminazione
"Dobbiamo combattere ogni forma di discriminazione."
discriminación
Transliteration: discriminación
"La discriminación laboral es ilegal en este país."
discriminação
Transliteration: discriminação
"A discriminação racial é um crime grave."
भेदभाव
Transliteration: bhedbhav
"समाज में भेदभाव को समाप्त करना चाहिए।"
歧视
Transliteration: qíshì
"我们必须消除一切形式的歧视。"
차별
Transliteration: chabyeol
"사회의 모든 형태의 차별은 근절되어야 한다."
差別
Transliteration: sabetsu
"あらゆる形態の差別をなくすことが重要である。"
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