Collocations for discrimination - noun
1. treating a person/group unfairly
ADJECTIVE
gender,
sex,
sexual,
sexual-orientation
(esp. AmE)
age, class, race, racial
religious, social
disability
pregnancy (esp. AmE)
viewpoint (AmE)
the First Amendment's ban on viewpoint discrimination
age, class, race, racial
religious, social
disability
pregnancy (esp. AmE)
viewpoint (AmE)
the First Amendment's ban on viewpoint discrimination
widespread
There is widespread discrimination against doctors of Asian origin.
There is widespread discrimination against doctors of Asian origin.
active,
blatant,
direct,
overt
evidence of active discrimination against black workers
evidence of active discrimination against black workers
subtle
intentional
direct, indirect (both BrE)
perceived
positive (BrE), reverse (AmE)
positive discrimination in favour of disadvantaged racial groups
They claim to be the victims of reverse discrimination.
intentional
direct, indirect (both BrE)
perceived
positive (BrE), reverse (AmE)
positive discrimination in favour of disadvantaged racial groups
They claim to be the victims of reverse discrimination.
illegal,
unlawful
Overt sex or race discrimination is illegal.
Overt sex or race discrimination is illegal.
legal
employment, job, workplace (esp. AmE)
housing (AmE)
government, institutional, institutionalized
institutionalized discrimination against women in the police
employment, job, workplace (esp. AmE)
housing (AmE)
government, institutional, institutionalized
institutionalized discrimination against women in the police
… OF DISCRIMINATION
level
Levels of discrimination against recent immigrants are high.
Levels of discrimination against recent immigrants are high.
VERB + discrimination
amount to,
constitute
Racist remarks by an employer to an employee can amount to unlawful discrimination.
Racist remarks by an employer to an employee can amount to unlawful discrimination.
encounter,
experience,
face,
suffer,
suffer from
Many disabled people suffer discrimination at work.
Many disabled people suffer discrimination at work.
practise/practice
allege, claim
lawsuits alleging discrimination
allege, claim
lawsuits alleging discrimination
be opposed to,
combat,
fight
ban, bar (esp. AmE), forbid, outlaw, prohibit
eliminate, end, stop
ban, bar (esp. AmE), forbid, outlaw, prohibit
eliminate, end, stop
discrimination + VERB
occur
The discrimination occurred at the shortlisting stage, not the interviews.
The discrimination occurred at the shortlisting stage, not the interviews.
exist
Does racial discrimination still exist in the workplace?
Does racial discrimination still exist in the workplace?
PREPOSITION
discrimination against
discrimination against women
discrimination against women
discrimination by
discrimination by age/race
discrimination by age/race
discrimination in favour/favor of
Some companies practise discrimination in favour of older people. (BrE)
Some companies practice discrimination in favor of older people. (AmE)
Some companies practise discrimination in favour of older people. (BrE)
Some companies practice discrimination in favor of older people. (AmE)
discrimination on the grounds of
It's time we banned discrimination on the grounds of age.
It's time we banned discrimination on the grounds of age.
PHRASES
an act of discrimination
discrimination based on sth
discrimination based on sexuality
discrimination based on sth
discrimination based on sexuality
evidence of discrimination
a form of discrimination
racial and ethnic discrimination (AmE)
The law now prohibits racial and ethnic discrimination.
a form of discrimination
racial and ethnic discrimination (AmE)
The law now prohibits racial and ethnic discrimination.
a victim of discrimination
2. ability to recognize differences
VERB + discrimination
make
Young children find it difficult to make fine discriminations.
Young children find it difficult to make fine discriminations.
show
She showed great discrimination in rejecting the poor quality teas.
She showed great discrimination in rejecting the poor quality teas.