discrimination meaning in Sanskrit
विवेक viveka
/dɪskɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/US/dɪˌskɹɪm.əˈneɪʃən/
discrimination in Sanskrit: विवेक (viveka). In English, discrimination means discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.
Sanskrit words for discrimination
- discrimination, discernment
- विवेक viveka
English meaning of discrimination
- noun Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.
- noun Differential treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry.
- noun The quality of being discriminating; acute discernment, especially in matters of good taste.
- noun That which discriminates; a distinguishing mark, a characteristic.
discrimination in a sentence
- sexual or racial discrimination
- reverse discrimination
- Near-synonym: tastefulness
Synonyms of discrimination
discrimination in other languages
- discrimination in Hindi
- discrimination in Tamil
- discrimination in Marathi
- discrimination in Urdu
- discrimination in Bengali
- discrimination in Telugu
- discrimination in Malayalam
- discrimination in Kannada
- discrimination in Gujarati
- discrimination in Odia
- discrimination in Nepali
- discrimination in Pashto
- discrimination in Tagalog
- discrimination in Arabic
- discrimination in Malay
- discrimination in Indonesian
- discrimination in Persian
- discrimination in Thai
- discrimination in Vietnamese
- discrimination in Myanmar
Questions about discrimination in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of discrimination in Sanskrit?
- Discrimination in Sanskrit is विवेक (viveka).
- discrimination इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Discrimination: विवेक (viveka).
- What does discrimination mean in English?
- Discrimination means discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “discrimination”: विवेक. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: discrimination (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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