discriminação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin discrīminātiōnem (“the contrasting of opposite thoughts”). By surface analysis, discriminar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.kɾi.mi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒis.kɾi.mi.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiʃ.kɾi.mi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒiʃ.kɾi.mi.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /diʃ.kɾi.mi.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: dis‧cri‧mi‧na‧ção

Noun

discriminação f (plural discriminações)

  1. discrimination (unfair treatment on the basis of prejudice)
    Synonym: racismo
  2. discernment (distinguishing between things)
    Synonyms: discernimento, separação, distinção

Usage notes

Not to be confused with descriminação.

Further reading
  • “discriminação” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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