Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antidiscrimination

/ˌæntidɪskɹˌɪmənˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: an-tidis-crim-i-na-tion
IPA: /ˌæntidɪskɹˌɪmənˈeɪʃən/

23

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposing or disallowing discrimination

Example Sentences

"The antidiscrimination laws prohibit hiring based on race."
"School officials told the faculty Williams won’t accept new grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) or the National Institutes of Health (NIH) until the agencies clarify new language requiring grantee institutions to certify they aren’t doing anything to “promote or advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) … in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English discrimination English antidiscrimination From anti- + discrimination.

Inflected Forms

anti-discrimination (alternative)

Synonyms

antidiscriminatory antidiscriminative

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce antidiscrimination?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæntidɪskɹˌɪmənˈeɪʃən/.
What does antidiscrimination mean?: Opposing or disallowing discrimination
Where does antidiscrimination come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English discrimination English antidiscrimination From anti- + discrimination.

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