prejudicial

Meaning

  1. Exhibiting prejudice or bias.
  2. Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
  3. Tending to convince based on past history rather than on evidence about the case at hand.

Opposite of
nonprejudicial, probative
Frequency

34k
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English prejudiceele, prejudicial, prejudiciall, prejudiciel, prejudiciell, prejudycyall, from Old French prejudicial, prejudiciel and Medieval Latin prēiūdiciālis.

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