Discrimination vs Sensibility - What's the difference?
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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.
The ability to sense, feel or perceive; especially to be sensitive to the feelings of another
(chiefly, in the plural) An acute awareness or feeling
As nouns the difference between discrimination and sensibility
is that discrimination is a distinction; discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things while sensibility is the ability to sense, feel or perceive; especially to be sensitive to the feelings of another.discrimination
English
(wikipedia discrimination)Noun
(en noun)- sexual or racial discrimination
Derived terms
* nondiscrimination * reverse discriminationHyponyms
*heterosexism *ageism *ableism *xenophobiaSee also
* stereotype * bias * racism ----sensibility
English
Noun
(sensibilities)- 'I think sensibility is important in a relationship.'
- 'I apologize if I offended your sensibilities, but that's the truth of the matter.'