What does discriminatory mean?
Word: Discriminatory
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Discriminatory means treating a person or a group unfairly because of who they are, such as their religion, caste, gender or skin colour.
Synonyms: unfair, biased, prejudiced
Antonyms: fair, equal, just
How do you spell discriminatory?
Syllables: dis - crim - i - na - to - ry
Tricky part: It begins with dis, not des, and the ending is tory, not tary.
Watch out for: descriminatory, discriminatary, discriminetory
Memory tip: Think of laboratory: discriminatory finishes with the same five letters, atory, so there is no tary at the end.
Discriminatory in a sentence
Example 1: The club's rule that only boys could join was discriminatory.
Example 2: The referee's decisions felt discriminatory to the visiting team.
Example 3: Charging girls a higher fee for the same course would be discriminatory.
Fun Fact
Article 15 of the Indian Constitution bars the State from discriminating against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the misspelt word:
a) introductory
b) explanatory
c) discrimminatory
d) satisfactory
Show answer
c) discrimminatory. The crim of discriminatory has just one m; introductory, explanatory and satisfactory are all correct.
Word Puzzle
Match each word with its opposite:
1. reluctant 2. discriminatory 3. fragile a. impartial b. sturdy c. eager
a) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
c) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
d) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
Show answer
b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b. Reluctant is the reverse of eager, an impartial rule is the opposite of a discriminatory one, and fragile is the reverse of sturdy.
Word Tally
You get 3 marks for each correctly spelt word in the list. How many marks will you get?
discriminatory, prejudice, equality, injustise, tolerence
a) 6
b) 9
c) 12
d) 3
Show answer
b) 9. Injustice ends in ice and tolerance in ance, so three words are right: 3 x 3 = 9.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A school wants its admission rules to be less discriminatory. What should it do?
a) take only children from rich families
b) admit only boys to the science stream
c) use the same test for every applicant
d) turn away pupils who live far off
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c) use the same test for every applicant
2. Which of these rules is discriminatory?
a) Every pupil must wear a helmet when cycling.
b) All pupils get the same free lunch.
c) Pupils from one village must pay double fees.
d) Each team plays five matches in the league.
Show answer
c) Pupils from one village must pay double fees.
