1To distinguish or differentiate between things based on their differences; also used in neutral, technical contexts.
価格をサービス内容によって差別することは違法ではない。
It is not illegal to differentiate prices based on the content of the service.
この分類法は種を細かく差別している。
This classification method finely differentiates between species.
良し悪しを差別する基準がまだ定まっていない。
The criteria for distinguishing good from bad have not yet been established.
2Unfair treatment of people or groups because of race, gender, age, or similar characteristics; regarded as a serious social problem.
この国では長い間、女性への差別が問題になってきた。
In this country, discrimination against women has long been a problem.
障害を理由に差別されることは決して許されない。
Discrimination based on disability should never be tolerated.
彼は面接で年齢差別を受けたと感じた。
He felt he had experienced age discrimination during the interview.
差別のない社会を目指して活動している団体がある。
There are organizations working toward a society free of discrimination.