— discriminational , adj.
/di skrim'euh nay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. an act or instance of discriminating.
2. treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination.
3. the power of making fine distinctions; discriminating judgment: She chose the colors with great discrimination.
4. Archaic. something that serves to differentiate.
[ 1640-50; discrimination- (s. of discriminatio ) a distinguishing. See DISCRIMINATE, -ION ]
Syn. 3. discernment, taste, acumen, perception.