indiscriminate

in·dis·crim·i·nate

 (ĭn′dĭ-skrĭm′ə-nĭt)

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.

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in′dis·crim′i·nate·ly adv.

in′dis·crim′i·nate·ness n.

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indiscriminate

(ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnɪt)

adj

1. lacking discrimination or careful choice; random or promiscuous

2. jumbled; confused

ˌindisˈcriminately adv

ˌindisˈcriminateness n

ˌindisˌcrimiˈnation n

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in•dis•crim•i•nate

(ˌɪn dɪˈskrɪm ə nɪt)

adj.

1. not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.

2. not discriminate; haphazard.

3. thrown together; jumbled.

[1590–1600]

in`dis•crim′i•nate•ly, adv.

in`dis•crim′i•nate•ness, in`dis•crim`i•na′tion (-ˈneɪ ʃən) n.

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Thesaurus

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"

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indiscriminate

adjective random, general, wholesale, mixed, sweeping, confused, chaotic, careless, mingled, jumbled, miscellaneous, promiscuous, motley, haphazard, uncritical, aimless, desultory, hit or miss (informal), higgledy-piggledy (informal), undiscriminating, unsystematic, unselective, undistinguishable, unmethodical the indiscriminate killing of refugees
deliberate, discriminating, systematic, selective, methodical, exclusive

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indiscriminate

adjective

Having no particular pattern, purpose, organization, or structure:

chance, desultory, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random, spot, unplanned.

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Translations

indiscriminato

indiscriminate

[ˌɪndɪsˈkrɪmɪnɪt] ADJ

1. (= random) [bombing, killing, violence] → indiscriminado

2. (= undiscerning) [person] → falto de discernimiento; [admirer] → ciego
indiscriminate use of pesticides → el uso indiscriminado de pesticidas

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indiscriminate

[ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət] adj

[killing] → commis(e) au hasard

(= careless) [use] → inconsidéré(e)

(= undiscriminating) [person] → qui manque de discernement
to be indiscriminate → manquer de discernement

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indiscriminate

adj → wahllos; spending also → unüberlegt; reading also → kritiklos, unkritisch; mixture also → kunterbunt; choice → willkürlich; reader, shopper → kritiklos, unkritisch; tastes → unausgeprägt; you shouldn’t be so indiscriminate in the friends you make → du solltest dir deine Freunde etwas sorgfältiger aussuchen; he was completely indiscriminate in whom he punished → er verteilte seine Strafen völlig wahllos or willkürlich

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indiscriminate

[ˌɪndɪsˈkrɪmɪnɪt] adj (killings) → indiscriminato/a; (person) → che non fa distinzioni; (admiration) → cieco/a

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