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Bigotry vs. Discrimination — What's the Difference?

Bigotry vs. Discrimination — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Bigotry and Discrimination

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Bigotry

The attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristic of a bigot; intolerance.

Discrimination

Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between human beings based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, or sexual orientation, as well as other categories.

Bigotry

Characteristic qualities of a bigot: (especially religious, anti-religious or racial) intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

Discrimination

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex
Victims of racial discrimination
Discrimination against homosexuals

Bigotry

(dated) Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.
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Discrimination

Recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another
Discrimination between right and wrong
Young children have difficulties in making fine discriminations

Bigotry

The state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning attachment of one's own belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them.

Discrimination

The selection of a signal having a required characteristic, such as frequency or amplitude, by means of a discriminator.

Bigotry

The practice or tenets of a bigot.

Discrimination

The act of discriminating.

Bigotry

The intolerance and prejudice of a bigot

Discrimination

The ability or power to see or make fine distinctions; discernment.

Discrimination

Treatment or consideration based on class or category, such as race or gender, rather than individual merit; partiality or prejudice.

Discrimination

Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.

Discrimination

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.
Sexual or racial discrimination
Reverse discrimination

Discrimination

(uncountable) The quality of being discriminating; acute discernment, especially in matters of good taste.

Discrimination

That which discriminates; a distinguishing mark, a characteristic.

Discrimination

The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences.
To make an anxious discrimination between the miracle absolute and providential.

Discrimination

The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart.

Discrimination

The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.
A difference in rates, not based upon any corresponding difference in cost, constitutes a case of discrimination.

Discrimination

The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means.

Discrimination

That which discriminates; mark of distinction.

Discrimination

Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

Discrimination

The cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

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