Discrimination is the process of making unfair or prejudicial distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong Discrimination is an action or practice that excludes, disadvantages, or merely differentiates between individuals or groups of individualsDiscrimination is when someone is denied equal rights due to a protected trait. Learn about the Equal Pay Act, Brown v. (Black's Law Dictionary) Multiple types of discrimination are discussed: age, sex, color, racial, national origin, religious, and disability. Discrimination in this context refers to the arbitrary denial of rights, privileges, and opportunities to members of these groups. This is generally defined as unfair treatment because of your protected class. While prejudice refers to biased thinking, discrimination consists of actions against a group of people. Discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation. Discrimination means, at a very basic level, the act of separating out singular things or groups of things.