indiscriminate
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnɪt/
:
indiscriminado
- AQI, meanwhile, became more brutal and indiscriminate, forcing the tribes to start defending themselves.
- indiscriminate killing
- indiscriminate bombing
- indiscriminate violence
You've got a quote that says indiscriminate doubt is at least as dangerous as indiscriminate belief.
- You've got a quote that says indiscriminate doubt is at least as dangerous as indiscriminate belief.
- The hostages that are being held in Gaza are are are also being endangered and imperiled by an indiscriminate famine and bombardment campaign as well.
- It was as though we were one being interchangeable and indiscriminate.
Examples
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The indiscriminate use of plastic bags contributes to environmental pollution.
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And the firing was indiscriminate.
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Therefore, since it is so indiscriminate, one should not take it seriously.
Academic text (1996) -
Will, if it is proved, will she lead the international response against the return of this indiscriminate evil?
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And he is doing it through indiscriminate use of state power, not only to achieve kind of broader ends, but also just to score points.
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In the face of danger, of indiscriminate violence, differences had to be forgotten.
Fiction book (1994) -
And that's because bad ideas are indiscriminate in those they target.
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American officials have labored since World War II to avoid charges of indiscriminate bombing.
Academic text (1993) -
Sacks joins many of us in underscoring the damaging effects of indiscriminate television viewing.
Academic text (1998) -
His Majesty the King, accompanied by Mr Churchill, toured the devastated streets of Coventry that has suffered the most indiscriminate and vicious attacks of Hitler's Luftwaffe.
Synonyms
4
7.4
Choosing without care and accepting many different types
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6.9
A person who cannot tell good from bad
Not careful when choosing people or things
Not choosing carefully and not preferring one kind over another
Accepting many different kinds without choosing between them
Antonyms
How Discriminating
Surface Forms
Morphology
indiscriminate = discriminate (semi-transparent) = in + discrimin + ate
The negative prefix is clear, but the target sense is recoverable only if the learner knows the less common adjective sense of 'discriminate' meaning 'making distinctions' rather than only the common social-bias verb sense.
Etymology
Indiscriminate is made of in- 'not' and discriminate 'to tell the difference'. So it means doing something without careful choice, like scattering seeds everywhere instead of picking the best place.