indiscrimination
Americannoun
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an act or instance of not discriminating.
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the quality or condition of being indiscriminate or of not discriminating; lack of discrimination.
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Etymology
Origin of indiscrimination
First recorded in 1640–50; in- 3 + discrimination
Example Sentences
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As Helen Zoe Veit tells it in “Picky,” a “childish” appetite used to be one characterized by zest and indiscrimination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Eager to follow this theory throughout the Maier bloodline, Marks sometimes displays the indiscrimination of that relative who has gone giddy on ancestry websites, tracing lineage until it blurs beyond recognition.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
It's interesting to see the "indiscrimination" many commentaries show, that this case is somehow talked about as similar to other police brutality/killing cases.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2016
The purpose of the Community Chest is to lessen the indiscrimination and waste of large-scale philanthropy by simple and effective cooperation.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the policy of starvation cannot be maintained without this indiscrimination then so much the worse for Weyler and his policy.
From Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom by White, Trumbull
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