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prejˇuˇdice
prejˇuˇdice/ˈprejədəs/
noun
- preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience."prejudice against people from different backgrounds"synonyms: preconceived idea, preconception, preconceived notion, prejudgment
- harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgment."prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of the proceedings"synonyms: detriment, harm, disadvantage, damage, injury, hurt, impairment, loss, disbenefit
verb
- give rise to prejudice in (someone); make biased."the statement might prejudice the jury"synonyms: bias, influence, sway, predispose, make biased, make partial, make partisan, color, poison, jaundice, warp, twist, slant, distort, prepossess
- cause harm to (a state of affairs)."delay is likely to prejudice the child's welfare"synonyms: damage, be detrimental to, be prejudicial to, be disadvantageous to, injure, harm, hurt, mar, spoil, impair, undermine, be deleterious to, hinder, compromise
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1. injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rights; especially : detriment to one's legal rights or claims.
Nov 15, 2023 ˇ prejudice ˇ a negative attitude toward another person or group formed in advance of any experience with that person or group. ˇ any preconceived ...
an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge: Laws against racial prejudice must be ...
Prejudice includes negative and positive attitudes towards people solely on the basis of their race, ethnicity, gender, or sex.
Gordon Allport defined prejudice as a "feeling, favorable or unfavorable, toward a person or thing, prior to, or not based on, actual experience".
a negative attitude towards a group of people based on race — not on direct knowledge or experience.
1. an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc. [noncount] The organization fights against racial prejudice.
Prejudice is an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people or things, or a preference for one group of people or things over another. There was a deep ...
1 : injury or detriment to one's legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as.
Jul 1, 2024 ˇ Prejudice is an assumption or an opinion about someone simply based on that person's membership in a particular group.