discriminatie

Definitions of discriminatie
  1. noun
    unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
    synonyms: achterstelling, favoritisme, nepotisme, vriendjespolitiek
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    favoritisme, nepotisme, vriendjespolitiek
    favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
    racisme, rassehaat, rassendiscriminatie, rassenhaat, rassenideologie, rassenleer, rassenongelijkheid, rassentheorie, rassenwaan, rassewaan
    discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
    seksisme
    discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex
    seksisme
    activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women
  2. noun
    the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
    synonyms: distinctie, onderscheiding
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    distinctie, onderscheiding
    a discrimination between things as different and distinct
    individualisering
    discriminating the individual from the generic group or species
    meug
    delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
    bissectrice, deellijn
    a conceptual separation or distinction
    haarkloverij, miereneukerij, muggenzifterij, muggezifterij, scherpslijperij, zifterij
    making too fine distinctions of little importance
    klasse, mode, stijl, trend
    the popular taste at a given time
    beschaving, civilisatie, cultuur, ontwikkelingsniveau
    the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
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    denkproces
    cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
  3. noun
    a discrimination between things as different and distinct
    synonyms: distinctie, onderscheiding
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    types:
    bissectrice, deellijn
    a conceptual separation or distinction
    haarkloverij, miereneukerij, muggenzifterij, muggezifterij, scherpslijperij, zifterij
    making too fine distinctions of little importance
    type of:
    distinctie, onderscheiding
    the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
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