reverse discrimination

noun

: discrimination against whites or males (as in employment or education)

Examples of reverse discrimination in a Sentence

He claimed that reverse discrimination was to blame for his unemployment.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Times on Friday filed a countersuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that a reverse discrimination claim was in fact a retaliatory action because of its news reporting. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 July 2026

By contrast, the discrimination claims Lucas has been actively soliciting—from white men alleging reverse discrimination—tend to be individual in nature and don’t require aggregate demographic data to prosecute. — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 28 May 2026

Part of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights organization, the Museum of Tolerance showcases historical and contemporary exhibits that aim to tackle and reverse discrimination and prejudice in all forms and contexts, as well as help visitors understand the Holocaust. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026

The case could allow states to eliminate majority-minority congressional districts, which some conservatives have argued is another instance of reverse discrimination against white Americans. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reverse discrimination

• deindustrialization
• immunoprecipitation
• individualisation
• individualization
• institutionalisation
• institutionalization
• internationalization
• neovascularization
• operationalization
• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration

Legal Definition

reverse discrimination

noun

: discrimination against whites or males (as in employment or education)