Phrase guide

double standard

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The situation where two groups or individuals are the same in pertinent ways, but one is condemned for it while the other is excused.

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noun

Meaning 2

A pair of monetary values, i.e. a gold standard and a silver standard, both of which are legal tender.

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noun

Meaning 3

an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: ethic, ethical code

Narrower terms: double standard of sexual behavior

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Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَيْلٌ بِمِكْيالَيْنِ (kaylun bimikyālayni) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Arabic: اِزْدِوَاجِيَّة الْمَعَايِير — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Arabic: مَعَايِير مُزدَوجَة (maʕāyīr muzdawaja) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Armenian: երկակի ստանդարտ (erkaki standart) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Azerbaijani: ikili standart — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Belarusian: падвойны стандарт (padvójny standart) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Belarusian: двайны стандарт (dvajny standart) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Catalan: doble vara de mesurar — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Catalan: doble vara de mesura — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Catalan: doble moral — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Catalan: tracte desigual — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙重標準 /双重标准 (shuāngchóng biāozhǔn) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙標 /双标 (shuāngbiāo) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Czech: dvojí metr — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Czech: dvojí standard — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Danish: dobbeltmoral — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Dutch: dubbele moraal — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Dutch: met twee maten meten — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Finnish: kaksinaismoraali — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • French: deux poids, deux mesures — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • French: deux poids et deux mesures — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Georgian: ორმაგი სტანდარტი (ormagi sṭandarṭi) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • German: Doppelmoral — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • German: Messen mit zweierlei Maß — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • German: zweierlei Maß — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • German: Anlegen von zweierlei Maßstäben — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Hungarian: kettős mérce — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Icelandic: tvöfalt siðgæði — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Irish: caighdeán dúbailte — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Italian: due pesi e due misure — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Italian: due pesi, due misure — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Italian: doppiopesismo — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Japanese: ダブルスタンダード (daburu sutandādo) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Japanese: ダブスタ (dabusuta) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Japanese: 二重基準 (nijū kijun) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Japanese: 二重規範 (nijū kihan) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Japanese: 二重標準 (nijū hyōjun) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Khmer: ស្តង់ដារទ្វេ (stɑngdaa tvei) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Korean: 이중 잣대 (ijung jatdae) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Lao: ມາດຕະຖານສອງເທົ່າ (māt ta thān sǭng thao) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Malay: dua darjat — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Malayalam: ഇരട്ടത്താപ്പ് (iraṭṭattāppŭ) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Norwegian: dobbeltmoral — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Norwegian: hykleri — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Polish: podwójny standard — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Polish: moralność Kalego — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Portuguese: dois pesos, duas medidas — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Russian: двойно́й станда́рт (dvojnój standárt) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Spanish: doble estándar — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Spanish: doble moral — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Spanish: ley del embudo — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Spanish: doble rasero — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Spanish: doble vara de medir — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Spanish: stándard duplo — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Swedish: dubbelmoral — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Swedish: dubbelstandard — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Thai: สองมาตรฐาน (sɔ̌ɔng-mâat-dtrà-tǎan) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Turkish: çifte standart — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Urdu: دُہْرَا مِعْیَار (duhrā mi'yār) — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Vietnamese: tiêu chuẩn kép — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard
  • Zhuang: song aen biucinj — the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard