prejudice
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈprɛdʒədɪs/
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prejuicio
- Yes, there is still far too much prejudice against freethinkers of all stripes.
- racial prejudice
- prejudice and discrimination
- prejudices and biases
Violence that is rooted in ignorance, in prejudice, in suspicion and fear.
- Violence that is rooted in ignorance, in prejudice, in suspicion and fear.
- We need to drive out and exterminate prejudice and wrong headed ideas.
- The Middle Ages did not share our prejudices in this regard.
- And prejudice can be a very destructive thing.
- And so because of Hitler's own racial, ethnic prejudices, they didn't develop the bomb, right.
- Supreme Court unanimously reversed and said we are not going to presume prejudice in this case.
- This is a, a, a cultural prejudice that is in fact actually not based on the truth.
- Even with all the prejudice, racism, the opportunities are not the same.
- I quoted in the book, he says the answer to past prejudice is, is present prejudice.
- But Jay, I feel like you're a victim of the terrible last viable prejudice in America, ageism.
- It's a film, that's it, it it, it, it, it calls out prejudice in the form of anti-Semitism.
- So I say, put aside your political preferences and your personal prejudices.
- The judges have their prejudice prejudices as anyone does, as the jury does.
Examples
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Even more to the point, however, was the prejudice against food practices that smacked of Southerness.
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Many people face prejudice based on their background or appearance.
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There is more prejudice up North than there is in the South.
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There must be a meeting of black and white minds as free from prejudice as possible.
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We must fight hatred and prejudice in all its forms.
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And prejudice can be a very destructive thing.
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Although most of the neighborhood is friendly, the family does encounter prejudice from one household.
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Those opposing this plan have sought to arouse prejudice and fear.
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Gender stereotypes may play an active role in prejudice and discrimination against women.
Academic text (2008) -
In the beginning, Mrs. Hamilton... wanted to try an experiment with the class... to illustrate the ways in which prejudice begins.
Synonyms
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5.2
A strong unfair feeling that makes you like or dislike someone and affects decisions
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7.0
An unfair dislike of people from other groups like different races or religions
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4.6
Not willing to accept small annoyances or people with different views
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6.8
An opinion you form before you have enough facts that makes you judge unfairly
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5.6
An opinion you form before you have enough facts
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4.3
An opinion you make before you know the facts
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7.1
An opinion made before you know all the facts
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5.3
An opinion you form before you know enough facts
An opinion you form before you know enough
A strong opinion made before knowing all the facts
Antonyms
Idioms
How Prejudiced
Surface Forms
Morphology
prejudice = judge (semi-transparent) = pre + judice
The immediate base is analyzable as 'pre-' (before) + 'judge', but the root appears as 'judice' in the surface form and the meaning has broadened to an entrenched notion of unfair bias, making the relation only partially clear to learners.
Etymology
Prejudice comes from the parts pre- 'before' and judicium 'judgment', the same root as the English word judge. So prejudice originally meant a 'judgment made before', which explains why it now means an unfair opinion formed without enough thought.