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indiscriminate
(redirected from indiscriminateness)

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in·dis·crim·i·nate  (nd-skrm-nt)
adj.
1. Not making or based on careful distinctions; unselective: an indiscriminate shopper; indiscriminate taste in music.
2. Random; haphazard: indiscriminate violence; an indiscriminate assortment of used books for sale.
3. Confused; chaotic: the indiscriminate policies of the previous administration.
4. Unrestrained or wanton; profligate: indiscriminate spending.

indis·crimi·nate·ly adv.
indis·crimi·nate·ness n.

indiscriminate [ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnɪt]
adj
1. lacking discrimination or careful choice; random or promiscuous
2. jumbled; confused
indiscriminately  adv
indiscriminateness  n
indiscrimination  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.indiscriminate - failing to make or recognize distinctions
indiscriminating, undiscriminating - not discriminating
2.indiscriminate - not marked by fine distinctions; "indiscriminate reading habits"; "an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles"
indiscriminating, undiscriminating - not discriminating
general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
discriminate - marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"

indiscriminate
Translations
indiscriminate [ˌɪndɪsˈkrɪmɪnɪt] ADJ
1. (= random) [bombing, killing, violence] → indiscriminado
2. (= undiscerning) [person] → falto de discernimiento; [admirer] → ciego
indiscriminate use of pesticidesel uso indiscriminado de pesticidas
indiscriminate [ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət] adj
[killing] → commis(e) au hasard
(= careless) [use] → inconsidéré(e)
(= undiscriminating) [person] → qui manque de discernement
to be indiscriminate → manquer de discernement
indiscriminate
adjwahllos; spending alsounüberlegt; reading alsokritiklos, unkritisch; mixture alsokunterbunt; choicewillkürlich; reader, shopperkritiklos, unkritisch; tastesunausgeprägt; you shouldn’t be so indiscriminate in the friends you makedu solltest dir deine Freunde etwas sorgfältiger aussuchen; he was completely indiscriminate in whom he punisheder verteilte seine Strafen völlig wahllos or willkürlich
indiscriminate [ˌɪndɪsˈkrɪmɪnɪt] adj (killings) → indiscriminato/a; (person) → che non fa distinzioni; (admiration) → cieco/a
indiscriminate [ˌɪndɪsˈkrɪmɪnɪt] adj (killings) → indiscriminato/a; (person) → che non fa distinzioni; (admiration) → cieco/a


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