English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Discrimination Pronunciation
Discrimination is pronounced di-skri-muh-NAY-shuhn, IPA /dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/.
di-skri-muh-NAY-shuhn
US /dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ · UK /dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/
Syllables: di · skri · muh · NAY · shuhn (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: Unfair treatment of people because of a group they belong to, or the ability to tell fine differences apart.
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Discrimination in a Sentence
- The law bans discrimination in hiring.
- She brought a case of age discrimination.
- Tasting wine well takes real discrimination.
Common Mispronunciations of Discrimination
Not di-SKRI-muh-nay-shuhn
Five beats, and the loud one is NAY near the end. Leaving the stress where discriminate has it buries the ending.
Not dis-kri-mi-NAY-shuhn
The s slides onto the next syllable, giving di-skri, which is how English prefers to break a cluster like this.
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