prejudice

prejudice
[[t]pre̱ʤʊdɪs[/t]]
prejudices, prejudicing, prejudiced
1) N-VAR: oft supp N, N against n Prejudice is an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people or things, or a preference for a one group of people or things over another.

There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries became rivals and went to war...

There is widespread prejudice against workers over 45...

He said he hoped the Swiss authorities would investigate the case thoroughly and without prejudice.

Syn:
discrimination, bias
2) VERB If you prejudice someone or something, you influence them so that they are unfair in some way.

[V n] I think your South American youth has prejudiced you...

[V n] The report was held back for fear of prejudicing his trial...

[V n] He claimed his case would be prejudiced if it became known he was refusing to answer questions.

3) VERB If someone prejudices another person's situation, they do something which makes it worse than it should be. [FORMAL]

[V n] Her study was not in any way intended to prejudice the future development of the college...

[V n] They claim the council has prejudiced their health by failing to deal with asbestos.

Syn:
damage, harm
4) PHRASE: PHR n If you take an action without prejudice to an existing situation, your action does not change or harm that situation. [FORMAL]

I think we can say without prejudice to our position, let's get our arms around all the issues that'll be involved in autonomy.


English dictionary. 2008.

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