prejudice
nounEtymology
From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, derived from Latin praeiūdicium (“previous judgment or damage”), from prae- (“before”) + iūdicium (“judgment”).
- derived from praeiūdicium
- derived from prejudice
- inherited from prejudice
Definitions
An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
- Though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man.
A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
- Morality is but a prejudice.
An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or…
An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
- I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
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Knowledge formed in advance
Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
- […] the first did in the forepart sit, / That nought mote hinder his quicke preiudize: / He had a sharpe foresight, and working wit […]
Mischief
Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
- England and France might, through their amity, / Breed him some prejudice.
- For Pens, so usefull for Scholars to note the remarkables they read, with an impression easily deleble without prejudice to the Book.
- for no injury is thereby done to any one, no prejudice to another man's goods
To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).
To cause prejudice in
To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of.
Pronunciation spelling of prejudiced, representing African-American Vernacular English.
- I’m not what you call an “A” student but I don’t mind school at lease it takes me away from home but the teachers are too prejudice they are mostly Whites and I never got a fair mark out of them.
The neighborhood
- synonymbigotry
- synonymbias
- synonymchauvinism
- synonymclannishness
- synonymdiscrimination
- synonyminequality
- synonyminequity
- synonymintolerance
- synonymjaundiced eye
- synonymnarrow-mindedness
- synonymone-sidedness
- synonympartisanship
- antonymdisinterest
- antonymequality
- antonymequity
- antonymfairness
- antonymimpartiality
- antonymtolerance
- neighbormisprejudiced
- neighborprejudicate
- neighborinferiority
- neighborsuperiority
- neighborapartheid
- neighborethnic cleansing
- neighborholocaust
- neighborInquisition
- neighborpersecution
- neighborpogrom
- neighborpurge
- neighborbigoted
Derived
antiprejudice, biprejudice, counterprejudice, disprejudice, extreme prejudice, heteroprejudice, homoprejudice, in prejudice of, postjudice, prejudiceless, prejudicer, prejudicious, self-prejudice, terminate with extreme prejudice, to the prejudice of, transprejudice, unprejudice, without prejudice, with prejudice
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at prejudice. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at prejudice. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at prejudice
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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