[dis.crim.i.na.tion] n (1648) 1 a: the act of discriminating b: the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently: differentiation
2: the quality or power of finely distinguishing 3 a: the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually b: prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment "racial ~" syn see discernment -- dis.crim.i.na.tion.al adj