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• prejudiced — prej|u|diced [ˈpredʒudıst] adj 1.) having an unreasonable dislike of someone or something, especially a dislike of a group of people who belong to a different race, sex, or religion used to show disapproval ▪ Some officers were racially… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• prejudiced — prejudice prej‧u‧dice 1 [ˈpredʒds] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. an unreasonable dislike of people because they are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, or religious beliefs: • prejudice in the workplace •… …   Financial and business terms

• prejudiced — prej|u|diced [ predʒədıst ] adjective someone who is prejudiced has an unreasonable opinion or feeling about someone or something, especially HATRED or fear of a particular group of people: prejudiced views/attitudes prejudiced against: Rafferty… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prejudiced — UK [ˈpredʒʊdɪst] / US [ˈpredʒədɪst] adjective someone who is prejudiced has an unreasonable opinion or feeling about someone or something, especially hatred or fear of a particular group of people prejudiced views/attitudes prejudiced against:… …   English dictionary

• prejudiced — adjective 1 having an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people who are different from you in some way, especially because they belong to a different race, sex, or religion (+ against): He denied being prejudiced against black people.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• prejudiced — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ deeply, highly …   Collocations dictionary

• prejudiced — [[t]pre̱ʤʊdɪst[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ A person who is prejudiced against someone has an unreasonable dislike of them. A person who is prejudiced in favour of someone has an unreasonable preference for them. Some landlords and landladies… …   English dictionary

• prejudiced — prej·u·diced / pre jə dəst/ adj: resulting from or having a prejudice or bias for or esp. against alleged that the trial judge was prejudiced Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prejud …   Law dictionary

• prejudiced — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. biased, preconceived, prepossessed, directed against, influenced, inclined, leaning, conditioned, presupposing, predisposed, dogmatic, doctrinaire, pedantic, opinionated, partisan, extreme, intransigent, hidebound,… …   English dictionary for students

• prejudiced — adjective Date: 1579 resulting from or having a prejudice or bias for or especially against …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Arguments for and against drug prohibition — Arguments about the prohibition of drugs, and over drug policy reform, are subjects of considerable controversy. The following is a presentation of major drug policy arguments, including those for drug law enforcement on one side of the debate,… …   Wikipedia