Noun: discrimination di,skri-mu'ney-shun
- Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
"The company faced lawsuits due to racial discrimination in hiring practices";
- favoritism [US], favouritism [Brit, Cdn]
- The cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
"Her discrimination between different wine varietals was impressive";
- secernment
Derived forms: discriminations
Type of: basic cognitive process, social control
Encyclopedia: Discrimination