Diskriminierenden

Diskriminierenden is the present participle form of the German verb diskriminieren, used as an attributive adjective to describe actions, practices, language, or conduct that treat people unfavorably or unjustly based on characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. It can function in predicate position as well, for example in the sentence Das Verhalten ist diskriminierend (the behavior is discriminatory). The term appears in phrases such as diskriminierende Praktiken, diskriminierendes Verhalten and diskriminierende Sprache.

In legal and policy contexts, diskriminierenden statements or actions are typically seen as examples of discrimination. Many jurisdictions prohibit discriminatory conduct in areas such as employment, housing, education, and access to goods or services. In Germany, for instance, anti-discrimination rules are implemented through laws like the Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (AGG), which aims to prevent discrimination on protected grounds and to promote equal treatment.

Usage notes: diskriminierenden is inflected to agree with the noun it modifies, and it is distinct from the noun Diskriminierung, which denotes the act or process of discriminating itself. In German-language writing, the term is commonly used in sociological, political, or legal discussions to identify unfair practices and to describe actions or language that should be addressed or prohibited.