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Definition of indiscriminate
1a : not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment indiscriminate reading habits indiscriminate mass destructionb : haphazard, random indiscriminate application of a law
2a : promiscuous, unrestrained indiscriminate sexual behaviorb : heterogeneous, motley an indiscriminate collection
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adverbindiscriminateness
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Examples of indiscriminate in a Sentence
They participated in the indiscriminate slaughter of countless innocent victims.
He objects to the indiscriminate use of pesticides.
She has been indiscriminate in choosing her friends.
Recent Examples of indiscriminate from the Web
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Unlike WannaCry’s indiscriminate propagation, however, Petya prioritizes fully penetrating a single network rather than spreading to others.
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Invading Muslim countries to wage indiscriminate war has always gone so well for us, hasn't it?
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If those messages weren't loud enough, physicians could also consider the high-profile arrests of colleagues accused of indiscriminate opioid distribution.
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The Illinois Senate has agreed with House changes to a measure that protects immigrants from indiscriminate federal attention.
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One five-year-old boy described how his mother was gunned down while trying to flee indiscriminate gunfire from a helicopter.
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However, human rights groups say Russia is implicated in targeting hospitals and schools, and using indiscriminate cluster munitions and incendiary weapons against civilian areas as well.
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The First Amendment does not give an ISP the right to present itself as affording a neutral, indiscriminate pathway but then conduct itself otherwise.
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The militants have been indiscriminate in their use of drones, the U.S. military said.
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First Known Use of indiscriminate
circa 1598
INDISCRIMINATE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of indiscriminate for English Language Learners
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: affecting or harming many people or things in a careless or unfair way
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: not careful in making choices
INDISCRIMINATE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of indiscriminate for Students
: not done in a careful way : wrongly causing widespread harm They objected to the indiscriminate use of pesticides.
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