prejudice

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
2. (countable) A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
3. (countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.

Verb

1. (transitive) To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).
2. (transitive) To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of.

Adj

Pronunciation spelling of prejudiced, representing African-American Vernacular English.

Synonyms

bias

preconception

partiality

preconceived opinion

harm

presupposition

unfairness

bigotry

preoccupation

favouritism

damage

prepossess

hurt

favoritism

detriment

inclination

discrimination

tendency

antipathy

differentiate

stereotypes

discriminate

aversion

partisanship

narrow-mindedness

superstition

fracture

derogate

fixed idea

halter

deface

blight

enmity

endanger

intolerance

encumber

decrement

assumption

disturb

infringe

disservice

contravene

inferiority complex

injure

injury

injustice

impression

inveteracy

jaundice

imperil

Translations

préjugé

Vorurteil

prejuicio

pregiudizio

vooroordeel

Voreingenommenheit

preconceito

προκατάληψη

prejudici

vooringenomenheid

Befangenheit

parti-pris

parti pris

parcialidad

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: prejudice

In summary

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