prejudice (noun)

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• prejudice — ► NOUN 1) preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or experience. 2) unjust behaviour formed on such a basis. 3) chiefly Law harm that may result from some action or judgement. ► VERB 1) give rise to prejudice in (someone); make biased.… …   English terms dictionary

• prejudice — prej·u·dice 1 / pre jə dəs/ n [Old French, from Latin praejudicium previous judgment, damage, from prae before + judicium judgment] 1: injury or detriment to one s legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as a: substantial… …   Law dictionary

• prejudice — noun 1》 preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.     ↘unjust behaviour formed on such a basis. 2》 chiefly Law harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgement. verb 1》 give rise to prejudice in …   English new terms dictionary

• prejudice — ▪ I. prejudice prejudice 2 verb [transitive] 1. to influence someone so they have an unfair opinion about someone or something, and therefore do not treat them equally: • She argued that the publicity will endanger her client s right to a fair… …   Financial and business terms

• prejudice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, deep rooted, deep seated, strong ▪ blatant ▪ serious (esp. BrE), unfair (esp. BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

• prejudice — 1 noun 1 (C, U) an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc: Women still have to face a great deal of prejudice in the workplace. (+ against):… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• prejudice — I UK [ˈpredʒʊdɪs] / US [ˈpredʒədɪs] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms prejudice : singular prejudice plural prejudices ** an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people the evils of… …   English dictionary

• prejudice — prej|u|dice1 [ predʒədıs ] noun count or uncount ** an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people: Jackson apologized, saying the song was supposed to illustrate the evils of prejudice.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prejudice — 1. noun 1) male prejudices about women Syn: preconceived idea, preconception, prejudgment 2) they are motivated by prejudice Syn: bigotry, bias, partisanship, partiality, intolerance, discrimination, unfairness …   Thesaurus of popular words

• prejudice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. partiality, bias, opinion; predilection, prepossession; detriment, injury; intolerance. v. t. bias, influence, color, jaundice. See misjudgment, injustice. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bias, partiality,… …   English dictionary for students

• prejudice — 1. noun 1) male prejudices about women Syn: preconceived idea, preconception 2) they are motivated by prejudice Syn: bigotry, bias, partiality, intolerance, discrimination, unfairness, inequality 2 …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary