prosopolepsy
Meanings
noun
- a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from external appearance
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Reflecting New Latin combining forms: prosopo- + -lepsy; from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, person”) + λῆψις (lêpsis, “taking, seizure”).
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