prejudiced

[ prej-uh-dist ]

/ ˈprɛdʒ ə dɪst /

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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.

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biased.

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Origin of prejudiced

First recorded in 1570–90; prejudice + -ed²

Words nearby prejudiced

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How to use prejudiced in a sentence

Although societal attitudes toward other stigmatized groups have become less prejudiced in recent decades, there has been little change in weight bias.
Weight Stigma Is A Burden Around The World – And Has Negative Consequences Everywhere|LGBTQ-Editor|June 7, 2021|No Straight News
Those prejudiced statements are in marked contrast to the values of kindness and inclusivity at the heart of Roald Dahl’s stories.
What to Know About Children's Author Roald Dahl's Controversial Legacy|Megan McCluskey|March 18, 2021|Time
Those prejudiced remarks are incomprehensible to us and stand in marked contrast to the man we knew and to the values at the heart of Roald Dahl’s stories, which have positively impacted young people for generations.
What to Know About Children's Author Roald Dahl's Controversial Legacy|Megan McCluskey|March 18, 2021|Time
Fukuda’s pedition, which called Mori’s comments “prejudiced, narrow-minded and discriminatory” received almost 150,000 signatures.
The Tokyo Olympics Boss Has Finally Resigned Over Sexist Comments. It’s Hardly a Victory for Women in Japan, Activists Say|Amy Gunia|February 11, 2021|Time

Black people are tense because they are sick and tired of being subjected to what they see as a prejudiced judicial system.
Ferguson Tensions in Black and White|Seth Ferranti|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Any person or group can be prejudiced against another group, for any reason and based on any characteristic.
What We Need Are Anti-Racists|Gene Robinson|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But religion also compels us to fight the unjust, prejudiced systems that cause and perpetuate that misfortune.
Believers Must Fight for Gay Teens|Gene Robinson|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Members of hate groups have been meeting and sharing prejudiced ideas online practically as long as the Internet has been around.
Where White Supremacists Breed Online|Caitlin Dickson|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His prejudiced views are simply not those a company like Mozilla wants to be associated with.
In Gay Rights Fights, Bullies Love to Play the Victim|Tim Teeman|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Empress had shewn herself too entirely prejudiced, to have been affected by any document he could have presented.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Well, that was what prejudiced and hide-bound persons like Alfred Boyson said, and no doubt always would say.
Marriage la mode|Mrs. Humphry Ward
This last bit of evidence was conclusive to their minds, already strongly prejudiced.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
Experience has often convinced me that the most useless of enterprises is to seek to undeceive a prejudiced mind.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
The priests, being the visible organs of an invisible monarch, have acquired an immense credit with prejudiced minds.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach