Prejudice (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
  2. any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable.
  3. unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile nature, regarding an ethnic, racial, social, or religious group.
  4. such attitudes considered collectively: The war against prejudice is never-ending.
  5. damage or injury; detriment: a law that operated to the prejudice of the majority.
verb (used with object), prej·u·diced, prej·u·dic·ing.
  1. to affect with a prejudice, either favorable or unfavorable: His honesty and sincerity prejudiced us in his favor.
Idioms
  1. without dismissing, damaging, or otherwise affecting a legal interest or demand.
noun
  1. an opinion formed beforehand, esp an unfavourable one based on inadequate facts
  2. the act or condition of holding such opinions
  3. intolerance of or dislike for people of a specific race, religion, etc
  4. disadvantage or injury resulting from prejudice
  5. to the detriment of
  6. without dismissing or detracting from an existing right or claim
verb (tr)
  1. to cause to be prejudiced
  2. to disadvantage or injure by prejudice
Prejudice (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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