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discriminated-against

discriminated-against adjective: being the subject of discrimination in society.

Adjective

discriminated-against (comparative more discriminated-against, superlative most discriminated-against)

  1. Being the subject of discrimination in society.
    • They are the most discriminated-against people in this country.

Forms of discriminated-against

comparativemore discriminated-against
superlativemost discriminated-against

Questions about discriminated-against

What does discriminated-against mean?
Discriminated-against means being the subject of discrimination in society.
What part of speech is discriminated-against?
Discriminated-against is an adjective.

Words near discriminated-against in the dictionary

  1. discriminantly
  2. discriminants
  3. discriminatable
  4. discriminate
  5. discriminated
  6. discriminated-against
  7. discriminatee
  8. discriminatees
  9. discriminately
  10. discriminateness
  11. discriminates

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