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
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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
Marvin Goodman's spleen, ten times oversize, destroyed his red blood cells with mad indiscrimination.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the Princess was gone, after seeing everything, praising everything with the flattering indiscrimination of total ignorance, and, finally, after asking permission to make another visit.
From The White Sister by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
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