Treating one or more members of a specified group unfairly as compared with other people. What does the noun discrimination mean?Discrimination means that an individual (or group) is being treated unfairly or unequally based on a protected characteristic. The practice of treating someone or a particular group in society less fairly than others. Discrimination is an action or practice that excludes, disadvantages, or merely differentiates between individuals or groups of individuals 'Hate speech' consists of verbal or non-verbal communication that involves hostility directed towards particular social groups. Assisted in the creation of a draft operational definition of the term cultural competence. Pharmacy Director for Hennepin Healthcare System, Minneapolis. The revised guideline represents the. United States, Minnesota, Hennepin, minn, 45.004576 -93.476884.