Prejudice

Word PREJUDICE
Character 9
Hyphenation prej u dice
Pronunciations /ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/

Definitions and meanings of "Prejudice"

What do we mean by prejudice?

The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions. noun

An adverse judgment or opinion formed unfairly or without knowledge of the facts. noun

Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular social group, such as a race or the adherents of a religion. noun

Detriment or harm caused to a person, especially in a legal case. noun

Preclusionary effect, preventing further pursuit of one's interests. noun

To fill with prejudice or cause to judge with prejudice. synonym: bias. transitive verb

To affect detrimentally or harmfully by a judgment or act. transitive verb

To implant a prejudice in the mind of; bias; give an unfair bent to.

To create a prejudice against; injure by prejudice; hurt, impair, or damage in any way.

Synonyms To prepossess, warp.

An opinion or decision formed without due examination of the facts or arguments which are necessary to a just and impartial determination; a prejudgment; also, a state of mind which forms or induces prejudgment; bias or leaning, favorable or unfavorable; prepossession: when used absolutely, generally with an unfavorable meaning: as, a man of many prejudices; we should clear our minds of prejudice. noun

Injury, as resulting from unfavorable prejudgment; detriment; hurt; damage. noun

To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind of, by hasty and incorrect notions; to give an unreasonable bent to, as to one side or the other of a cause. transitive verb

To obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias of the mind; hence, generally, to hurt; to damage; to injure; to impair. transitive verb

Foresight. noun

An opinion or judgment formed without due examination; prejudgment; a leaning toward one side of a question from other considerations than those belonging to it; an unreasonable predilection for, or objection against, anything; especially, an opinion or leaning adverse to anything, without just grounds, or before sufficient knowledge. noun

A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment. noun

Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. noun

An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.

Any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.

An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.

Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.

Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Prejudice

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The word "prejudice" in example sentences

Break down the word prejudice and what do you get? ❋ Sean Covey (1998)

In this sense, stereotypes conform to the literal meaning of the word "prejudice," which is a prejudgment, derived from the Latin praejudicium. ❋ Warren J. Blumenfeld (2012)

Although racial attitudes are what most of us think about when we hear the word prejudice, the longest standing bastion of prejudice is religion. ❋ RUBEL SHELLY (1999)

You can guess, of course, but that careful void at the center of the script makes it easier to see how that kind of prejudice is a timeless thing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The bottom line: this kind of prejudice is no more meaningful or useful than any other, and a clever CEO or business owner could find far less conclusive tests of intelligence for their officers, managers, and employees than by examining their thoughts on this subject. ❋ Unknown (2007)

That kind of prejudice is hard to undo, but it's a shame Beatty's slide show did not mention that in the U.S., it's almost always Sikhs who wear turbans, not Muslims. ❋ Unknown (2004)

A majority of the eighty million blacks and Latinos in America may find that racial prejudice still plays a role in their lives, but the white majority thinks prejudice is less of a factor all the time. ❋ Ray Suarez (2010)

While black and brown Americans report that prejudice is still a factor in their lives, whites are less and less aware of it by the month. ❋ Ray Suarez (2010)

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