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in|dis|crim|i|nate
in|dis|crim|i|nate «IHN dihs KRIHM uh niht», adjective.
1. mixed up; confused: »

He tipped everything out of his suitcase in an indiscriminate pile.

2. not discriminating; not distinguishing carefully especially between persons, things, or feelings: »

He is an indiscriminate reader; he shows no feeling for the differences between good books and bad ones.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under miscellaneous. (Cf. ↑miscellaneous)
in´dis|crim´i|nate|ly, adverb.
in´dis|crim´i|nate|ness, noun.

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