prejudice

¹prej·u·dice

noun \ˈpre-jə-dəs\

Definition of PREJUDICE

1

: injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rights; especially : detriment to one's legal rights or claims

2

a (1) : preconceived judgment or opinion (2) : an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge b : an instance of such judgment or opinion c : an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics

Examples of PREJUDICE

1. The organization fights against racial prejudice.
2. religious, racial, and sexual prejudices
3. We tend to make these kinds of decisions according to our own prejudices.
4. He has a prejudice against fast-food restaurants.

Origin of PREJUDICE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praejudicium previous judgment, damage, from prae- + judicium judgment — more at judicial

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to PREJUDICE

Synonyms: favor, nonobjectivity, one-sidedness, partiality, parti pris, partisanship, ply, bias, tendentiousness

Antonyms: impartiality, neutrality, objectivity, open-mindedness, unbiasedness

Related Words: chauvinism, cronyism, favoritism, nepotism; self-opinionatedness, self-partiality; bent, inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency; preconception, prejudgment, prepossession

Near Antonyms: calm, detachment, dispassion, indifference; aversion, dislike, distaste, hate, scunner

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