prejudiced

[prej-uh-dist]

adjective

1. influenced by prejudice; having a preconceived opinion or feeling, especially an unreasoning or unfavorable one.

   Prejudiced people will almost certainly claim that they have sufficient evidence for their views.

   Synonyms: biased

Word History and Origins

Origin of prejudiced¹

First recorded in 1570–90; prejudice ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Helder Barbalho, the governor of the state of Para, where Belem is located, slammed "the prejudiced" comments on the X social network.

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In court documents reviewed by the New York Times, the defense has accused Halligan of “irregularities so severe and pervasivevthat they likely prejudiced the grand jurors’ narrow decision to indict.”

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Mr Patel said he did not know where the money was and did not want to discuss what happened, in case it prejudiced any future court case against Vashi.

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In his appeal, Hernandez argued that that the jury had received improper instructions that violated US Supreme Court precedent and prejudiced his verdict.

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The judge found the special prosecutor and Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies had concealed evidence from Baldwin’s legal team, which the judge said prejudiced the case against Baldwin.

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Related Words

• bigoted 
• discriminatory 
• dogmatic 
• intolerant 
• intransigent 
• one-sided 
• opinionated 
• racist 
• sexist 
• xenophobic