indiscrimination
[ in-di-skrim-uh-ney-shuh n ]
/ ˌɪn dɪˌskrɪm əˈneɪ ʃən /
noun
an act or instance of not discriminating.
the quality or condition of being indiscriminate or of not discriminating; lack of discrimination.
Origin of indiscrimination
First recorded in 1640–50;
in-3 +
discrimination
OTHER WORDS FROM indiscrimination
in·dis·crim·i·na·tive, adjectiveWords nearby indiscrimination
indiscreet,
indiscrete,
indiscretion,
indiscriminate,
indiscriminating,
indiscrimination,
indiscussible,
indispensable,
indispose,
indisposed,
indisposition
Example sentences from the Web for indiscrimination
Antonyms: indistinction, indiscrimination promiscuity, obscurity.
Putnam's Word Book |Louis A. FlemmingNow 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.
We do not envy most of them their eternal martyrdom in marble, their pillory of indiscrimination.