Common Mistakes : Discriminate

verb

.BAD: Society discriminates old people by denying them the chance to work
.GOOD: Society discriminates against old people by denying them the chance to work

.BAD: Women have been discriminated for far too long
.GOOD: Women have been discriminated against for far too long

: discriminate against a group of people
.The court has ruled that UK employment laws discriminate against part-time workers