prejudice
[ prej-uh-dis ]
/ ˈprɛdʒ ə dɪs /
noun
an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable.
unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile nature, regarding an ethnic, racial, social, or religious group.
such attitudes considered collectively: The war against prejudice is never-ending.
damage or injury; detriment: a law that operated to the prejudice of the majority.
verb (used with object), prej·u·diced, prej·u·dic·ing.
to affect with a prejudice, either favorable or unfavorable: His honesty and sincerity prejudiced us in his favor.
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Idioms for prejudice
without prejudice, Law. without dismissing, damaging, or otherwise affecting a legal interest or demand.
Origin of prejudice
SYNONYMS FOR prejudice
synonym study for prejudice
2. See bias.
OTHER WORDS FROM prejudice
prej·u·diced·ly, adverbprej·u·dice·less, adjectivenon·prej·u·diced, adjectivequa·si-prej·u·diced, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prejudice
prejudiced prejudicialWords nearby prejudice
preindustrial, preinform, preinvasive, prejudge, prejudging, prejudice, prejudicial, prelacy, prelapsarian, prelate, prelate nullius
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British Dictionary definitions for prejudiced
prejudice
/ (ˈprɛdʒʊdɪs) /
noun
verb (tr)
to cause to be prejudiced
to disadvantage or injure by prejudice
Word Origin for prejudice
C13: from Old French préjudice, from Latin praejūdicium a preceding judgment, disadvantage, from prae before + jūdicium trial, sentence, from jūdex a judge
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Cultural definitions for prejudiced
prejudice
A hostile opinion about some person or class of persons. Prejudice is socially learned and is usually grounded in misconception, misunderstanding, and inflexible generalizations. In particular, African-Americans have been victims of prejudice on a variety of social, economic, and political levels. (See civil rights movement and segregation.)
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