Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discriminated-against

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
dis-crim-i-nat-ed-a-gainst
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being the subject of discrimination in society.

Example Sentences

  • "They are the most discriminated-against people in this country."

Inflected Forms

more discriminated-against (comparative) most discriminated-against (superlative)

Questions

What does discriminated-against mean?
Being the subject of discrimination in society.

How to pronounce discriminated-against

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