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| prej·u·dice [ préjjədiss ] |
noun (plural prej·u·dic·es) |
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1. opinion formed beforehand: a preformed opinion, usually an unfavorable one, based on insufficient knowledge, irrational feelings, or inaccurate stereotypes
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2. holding of ill-informed opinions: the holding of preformed opinions based on insufficient knowledge, irrational feelings, or inaccurate stereotypes
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3. irrational dislike of somebody: an unfounded hatred, fear, or mistrust of a person or group, especially one of a particular religion, ethnicity, nationality, sexual preference, or social status
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4. law disadvantage or harm: disadvantage or harm caused to somebody or something
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transitive verb (past and past participle prej·u·diced, present participle prej·u·dic·ing, 3rd person present singular prej·u·dic·es) |
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1. make somebody prejudge somebody or something: to make somebody form an opinion about somebody or something in advance, especially an irrational one, based on insufficient knowledge
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2. affect somebody or something adversely: to cause harm or disadvantage to somebody or something
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin praejudicium "judgment in advance" < judicium "judgment"] |
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  prej·u·diced adjective |
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without prejudice without doing any harm to any legal right or claim that somebody has (formal)
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