indiscriminate
pronunciation
How to pronounce indiscriminate in British English:
UK [ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət]
How to pronounce indiscriminate in American English:
US [ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət]
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- Adjective:
- failing to make or recognize distinctions
- not marked by fine distinctions
Word Origin
- indiscriminate (adj.)
- 1640s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + discriminate (adj.).
Example
- 1. The market 's aversion to banking risk is perhaps indiscriminate .
- 2. That is a decent start , but may be too indiscriminate .
- 3. Cash that might be spent on treating sex offenders-which sometimes works-is spent on huge indiscriminate registries .
- 4. Elsewhere in syria , a grim tit-for-tat of pinprick rebel assaults and indiscriminate retaliatory bombardment continues .
- 5. But none of us are able to recall standardized procedures or policies to report indiscriminate guest behavior toward us .