discrimination
/dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/
noun
plural -tions
[noncount] :the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people
[noncount] formal
the ability to recognize the difference between things that are of good quality and those that are not
the ability to understand that one thing is different from another thing
[count] :a difference that is understood or recognized