Vocabulary
Discriminatory
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
making or showing an unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
Urdu meaning
امتیازی سلوک، فرق
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Sadly, an indifferent state, along with large sections of society, has, through discriminatory laws, allowed prejudice to persist.
- I WAS seriously disappointed with the discriminatory ticketing system and shameful mismanagement I witnessed at the Patriata chairlift in Murree recently.
- We do not seem to have enough discriminatory clauses in nikahnama; they are cancelling the Overseas Citizen of India status of persons with a Pakistani parent.
- Discriminatory job advertisements have since been removed in several jurisdictions, though some still appear.
- The state must not only outlaw caste-based discrimination in its Constitution, it should also end discriminatory hiring practices and ensure equal protection under labour laws.
Synonyms
prejudicial, biased, prejudiced, preferential, unfair, unjust, invidious, inequitable,
Curator example
“discriminatory employment practices”
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