1discrimination

noundis·crim·i·na·tion\dis-ˌkri-mə-ˈnā-shən\

: the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of
people

: the ability to recognize the difference between things that are of good quality and those that are not

: the ability to understand that one thing is different from another thing

Full Definition

1 a : the act of making or perceiving a difference : the act of discriminating a bloodhound's scent
discrimination

b psychology : the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently

2 : the quality or power of finely distinguishing the film viewed by those with discrimination

3 a : the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually

b : prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment racial discrimination