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counterdiscrimination

counterdiscrimination noun: discrimination against a group previously dominant in perpetuating discrimination.

Noun

counterdiscrimination (countable and uncountable, plural counterdiscriminations)

  1. Discrimination against a group previously dominant in perpetuating discrimination.
    • Burakumin created jealousy toward Burakumin among non-Burakumin citizens, sometimes fulminating into claims of counterdiscrimination.2010, June A. Gordon, Challenges to Japanese Education, page 120

Forms of counterdiscrimination

pluralcounterdiscriminations

Origin of counterdiscrimination

From counter- + discrimination.

Questions about counterdiscrimination

What does counterdiscrimination mean?
Counterdiscrimination means discrimination against a group previously dominant in perpetuating discrimination.
What part of speech is counterdiscrimination?
Counterdiscrimination is a noun.
What is the plural of counterdiscrimination?
The plural of counterdiscrimination is counterdiscriminations.

Words near counterdiscrimination in the dictionary

  1. counterdirectional
  2. counterdiscipline
  3. counterdisciplines
  4. counterdiscourse
  5. counterdiscourses
  6. counterdiscrimination
  7. counterdiscriminations
  8. counterdiscursive
  9. counterdisposition
  10. counterdispositional
  11. counterdispositionally

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