Definition
Showing discrimination or distinction; characterized by careful discernment or prejudicial selection.
Etymology
From discriminate plus -ous suffix. The -ous suffix (from Latin) creates adjectives meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by' the root quality.
Kelly Says
This is an archaic or rare form—modern English prefers 'discriminating' or 'discriminatory' instead, showing how English gradually standardizes which word forms survive.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বৈষম্যমূলক
boi-shom-mo-ol-ok
CACatalà
discriminatori
dis-kri-mi-na-to-ri
CSČeština
diskriminační
dis-kri-mi-na-tsion-ni
DADansk
diskrimnerende
dis-kri-m-ne-ren-de
DEDeutsch
diskriminierend
dis-kri-mi-ne-ren-d
ELΕλληνικά
διακρίσιμος
di-a-kri-si-mos
ESEspañol
discriminador
dis-kri-min-a-dor
FAفارسی
تفکیکگرا
te-fakik-e-gara
FISuomi
diskriminoiva
dis-kri-mi-noi-va
FRFrançais
discriminatoire
dis-kri-min-a-toir
HEעברית
בחינת הבדל
ba-chinat ha-bedal
HIहिन्दी
भेदभावपूर्ण
bhed-bhaav-poor-n
HUMagyar
diszkriminatív
disz-kri-mi-na-tiv
IDBahasa Indonesia
diskriminatif
dis-kri-min-a-tif
ITItaliano
discriminatorio
dis-kri-min-a-to-ri-o
KMKM
ប្រកបដោយ
brak-pou-d-oy
KO한국어
차별적인
cha-byeol-jeok-in
MSBahasa Melayu
berbeza
ber-be-za
NLNederlands
discriminerend
dis-kri-mee-ren-d
NONorsk
diskriminerende
dis-kri-mi-ne-ren-de
PLPolski
dyskryminujący
dys-kry-mi-nu-ju-y
PTPortuguês
discriminatório
dis-kri-min-a-to-ri-o
RORomână
discriminativ
dis-kri-min-a-tiv
RUРусский
дискриминационный
dis-kri-mi-na-tsion-nyy
SVSvenska
diskriminerande
dis-kri-mi-ne-ran-de
SWKiswahili
tofauti
to-fa-u-ti
TAதமிழ்
பாகுபாடு
paaku-paadu
THไทย
เลือกปฏิบัติ
lueak-pat-ti
TLTL
nakikilala
na-ki-ki-la-la
TRTürkçe
ayrımcı
ay-rim-chi
UKУкраїнська
дискримінаційний
dis-kri-mi-na-tsion-nyy
VITiếng Việt
phân biệt đối xử
phan-biet-doi-xu
ZUZU
ukuhlela
u-ku-hle-la