Contrariety vs Discrimination - What's the difference?
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Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.
*, II.12:
*:What differences of sense and reason, what contrarietie of imaginations doth the diversitie of our passions present unto us?
* 1759 , (Laurence Sterne), The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman , Penguin 2003, p.61:
*:This contrariety of humours betwixt my father and my uncle, was the source of many a fraternal squabble.
* 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Treasure Island) :
*:The wind blowing steady and gentle from the south, thee was no contrariety between that and the current, and the billows rose and fell unbroken.
*2011 , Tim Blanning, "The reinvention of the night", Times Literary Supplement , 21 Sep.:
*:At the heart of his argument is the contrariety between day and night, light and dark.
a distinction; discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things.
The state of being discriminated, distinguished from, or set apart.
(sometimes discrimination against ) distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry
The quality of being discriminating, acute discernment, specifically in a learning situation; as to show great discrimination in the choice of means.
That which discriminates; mark of distinction, a characteristic.
Contrariety is a related term of discrimination.
As nouns the difference between contrariety and discrimination
is that contrariety is opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast while discrimination is a distinction; discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things.contrariety
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(contrarieties)discrimination
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(wikipedia discrimination)Noun
(en noun)- sexual or racial discrimination