| NOUN | act | discrimination, favoritism, favouritism | unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice |
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| cognition | discrimination, secernment | the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished |
| Sounds | dihskrih.mahney'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished. | |
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| Synonym | secernment | |
| Narrower | differentiation, distinction | A discrimination between things as different and distinct / distinct |
| individualization, individualisation, individuation | discriminating the individual from the generic group or species | |
| taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness | Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) | |
| Broader | basic cognitive process | cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge |
| Verbs | discriminate | recognize or perceive the difference |
| discriminate | distinguish | |