counterdiscrimination

noun

Discrimination against a group previously dominant in perpetuating discrimination.

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Meanings

nouncounterdiscrimination (countable and uncountable, plural counterdiscriminations)

plural counterdiscriminations

  1. countableuncountableDiscrimination against a group previously dominant in perpetuating discrimination.

    Burakumin created jealousy toward Burakumin among non-Burakumin citizens, sometimes fulminating into claims of counterdiscrimination.

    2010, June A. Gordon, Challenges to Japanese Education, page 120

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
reverse discrimination

Origin

From counter- + discrimination.

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APA

counterdiscrimination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterdiscrimination

MLA

“counterdiscrimination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterdiscrimination. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterdiscrimination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterdiscrimination.

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