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indiscrimination
[ in-di-skrim-uh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪn dɪˌskrɪm əˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun
an act or instance of not discriminating.
the quality or condition of being indiscriminate or of not discriminating; lack of discrimination.
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Origin of indiscrimination
First recorded in 1640–50; in-3 + discrimination
OTHER WORDS FROM indiscrimination
in·dis·crim·i·na·tive, adjectiveWords nearby indiscrimination
indiscrete, indiscretion, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, indiscriminating, indiscrimination, indiscussible, indispensable, indispose, indisposed, indisposition
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How to use indiscrimination in a sentence
We do not envy most of them their eternal martyrdom in marble, their pillory of indiscrimination.
Now he can cease to "trouble heaven with his bootless cries" on the indiscrimination of death and the vanity of life.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Ecclesiastes|Samuel CoxLet A be the original synthesis, or indiscrimination of vision and its sensations—of light and colours.
Antonyms: indistinction, indiscrimination promiscuity, obscurity.
Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming