to prejudge
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6.7
- verb
- /priːˈdʒʌdʒ/
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prejuzgar
- We should avoid prejudging a situation until we have all the information.
This person says I feel like crap because I prejudge the guy and my fear pushed him away.
- This person says I feel like crap because I prejudge the guy and my fear pushed him away.
- Is this question of prejudging, precognition, premeditation?
- You can say, ah, that's that's a product of the backwards racist ideas of, of the time and, you know, some prejudices, some, you know, prejudging things.
- Because I remember I was losing the prejudging because I had already did the Arnold Classic and I'd never, ever done that before.
Examples
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However, it is important not to prejudge patients, because sometimes there are physical reasons for pain that are difficult to diagnose.
Academic text (2005) -
As in all cases of treatment, it's important not to prejudge the treatment approach.
Blog text (26) -
The reason we prejudge is because of your bad track record.
Blog text (17) -
You are trying to use his crime and prejudge his mental health and link it to political orientation.
Blog text (22) -
Was it fair to the squatters to prejudge the outcome?
Fiction book (1997) -
Ultimately, as a trial lawyer, what I want are jurors who are going to keep an open mind that haven't prejudged the case.
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It's important not to prejudge a person based solely on their appearance.
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Many people prejudge others without knowing their true backgrounds.
Synonyms
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1.0
To form an opinion or estimate without enough information
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4.8
To think about possible reasons or outcomes when there are not enough facts
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3.9
Decide quickly about someone or something without enough information
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5.2
Form an opinion about someone or something, often a critical one
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6.1
To make someone form an unfair opinion before they know enough
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7.6
To form an opinion without enough proof
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7.7
Form an idea about something before you know the facts
Antonyms
How Hasty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prejudge combines pre- meaning 'before' and judge, so it literally means to 'judge before' you know the facts. That's why to prejudge someone is to decide too early or unfairly.