English Explanatory Dictionary

prejudice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
  2. A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
  3. An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
  4. Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
  5. Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
verb
  1. To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).
  2. To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of.
adj
  1. Pronunciation spelling of prejudiced, representing African-American Vernacular English.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/ En-us-prejudice.ogg

Word forms

prejudice prejudices præjudice p͛judice prejudicing prejudiced

Etymology

From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, derived from Latin praeiūdicium (“previous judgment or damage”), from prae- (“before”) + iūdicium (“judgment”).

Synonyms

bigotry bias chauvinism clannishness discrimination inequality inequity intolerance jaundiced eye narrow-mindedness one-sidedness partisanship

Antonyms

disinterest equality equity fairness impartiality tolerance

Related words

misprejudiced prejudicate inferiority superiority apartheid ethnic cleansing holocaust Inquisition persecution pogrom purge bigoted prejudge prejudiced bias discrimination hatred racism stereotype

Derived words

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
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