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discriminatory

/dɪsˈkɹɪmɪnət(ə)ɹɪ/US/dɪsˈkɹɪmɪnəˌtɔɹi/

discriminatory adjective: of or pertaining to discrimination (in all senses).

Adjective

discriminatory (comparative more discriminatory, superlative most discriminatory)

  1. Of or pertaining to discrimination (in all senses).
  2. Showing prejudice or bias.
    • discriminatory attitude
    • be discriminatory towards/against someone

discriminatory meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

discriminatory in Hindi

discriminatory
भेदपूर्ण bhedpūrṇ

discriminatory in Urdu

امتیازی, متعلق بہ امتیاز

discriminatory in Bengali

বৈষম্যমূলক

discriminatory in Malayalam

വിവേചനാപരം

Examples of discriminatory in a sentence

  • discriminatory information
  • discriminatory legislation
  • discriminatory portrayal
  • discriminatory policy
  • discriminatory practice
  • discriminatory remarks

All 13 example sentences with discriminatory

Synonyms of discriminatory

Forms of discriminatory

comparativemore discriminatory
superlativemost discriminatory

Origin of discriminatory

From discriminate + -ory.

Words formed from discriminatory

Questions about discriminatory

What does discriminatory mean?
Discriminatory means of or pertaining to discrimination (in all senses).
What is discriminatory in Hindi?
Discriminatory in Hindi is भेदपूर्ण (bhedpūrṇ). See Discriminatory meaning in Hindi.
How do you use discriminatory in a sentence?
discriminatory information
What part of speech is discriminatory?
Discriminatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce discriminatory?
Discriminatory is pronounced /dɪsˈkɹɪmɪnət(ə)ɹɪ/ (UK).

Words near discriminatory in the dictionary

  1. discriminatively
  2. discriminativeness
  3. discriminator
  4. discriminatorily
  5. discriminators
  6. discriminatory
  7. discriminous
  8. discrown
  9. discrowned
  10. discrowning
  11. discrowns

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: discriminatory (page history and authors); भेदपूर्ण (Hindi) (page history and authors); discriminatory (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); discriminatory (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); discriminatory (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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