Words / C1

di-SKRIM-in-uh-t-uh-ree/dɪˈskrɪmɪnətəri/

Discriminatory means unfairly treating a particular group worse: discriminatory rules, discriminatory effect. Discriminate / discrimination (already in the dictionary) are the verb and noun; biased is everyday; fair sits opposite. A “neutral” bus cut that strands the night cohort is still an effect.

Meaning

Unfairly treating a particular group of people worse than others.

Examples

• “A sitting that shuts the night bus is discriminatory in effect, not “neutral logistics”.”
• “Biased is everyday. Unequal names the gap. Neutral is a claim. Logistics are a timetable. Who can reach a 21:00 sitting is a fairness fact. Restore the bus, or move the sitting; do not hide behind neutrality.”

Good to know

Unfairly worse treatment of a group. Verb/noun: discriminate / discrimination (already in the dictionary). Neutral logistics can still have a biased effect.

Near in meaning

biased

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