discrimination
/dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən
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- 4th syllable stress
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- Final -tion sounds like shun
dɪ - ˌskrɪmɪ - ˈneɪʃən -> discrimination
Myanmar meaning
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discrimination /dÇskrÇmÇ'neÇʃn/ n
၁။ [U] ~ (against/in favour of sb) ခွဲခြားဆက်ဆံခြင်း။
widespread racial/sexual discrimination ❍ This is a clear case of discrimination against foreign imports. See also POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION
၂။ [U] ရွေးချယ်တတ်ခြင်း။ ဆုံးဖြတ် တတ်ခြင်း။ show discrimination in one's choice of friends/clothes.
၃။ (fml ) (က) [U] ကွဲပြားခြားနားမှုကို သိမြင်တတ်သော စွမ်းရည်။ ခွဲခြားသိခြင်း။ ခွဲခြားနိုင်ခြင်း။
learn discrimination between right and wrong. (ခ) [C] ခြားနားမှု။ ကွဲပြား မှု။
More examples
- [sexual/sex/racial/age discrimination] : Ms Howell claimed she had been the victim of sexual discrimination.
- [discrimination against] : Discrimination against women
- [discrimination in] : The legislation would outlaw discrimination in employment, housing, and education.
- [discrimination on the grounds of] : Discrimination on the grounds of sex or race is unlawful.
- Try to exercise discrimination when making your choice.
Synonyms
bias, favoritism, prejudice, unfairness, inequity, bigotry, intolerance, acumen, acuteness, astucity, astuteness, clearness, contrast, decision, difference, differential, differentiation, discernment, distinction, good taste, hatred, injustice, insight, judgment, keenness, partiality, penetration, perception, percipience, perspicacity, preference, refinement, sagacity, sense, separation, shrewdness, subtlety, taste, understanding, wrong
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