prejudice
/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/noun, verb3 syllables
Prejudice means: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation.
Synonyms for prejudice14
noun, as in a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
verb, as in influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
prepossess
also used for prejudice
bigotry, chauvinism, clannishness, discrimination, inequality, inequity, intolerance, jaundiced eye, narrow-mindedness, one-sidedness, partisanship
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What does prejudice mean?3
noun
1
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
verb
1
influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
2
disadvantage by prejudice
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Prejudice in a sentence
- Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty and so on.CM
- Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.CM
- Most prejudiced people won't admit to holding prejudices, as it makes them look bad.shekitten
- I don't have a prejudice against foreign workers.CK
- Ethnic minorities are fighting against prejudice and poverty.AlanF_US
- There is no denying the fact that no one is free from racial prejudice.CM
- Billy's cruel remarks highlight a deep-rooted prejudice against non-native speakers.Amastan
- Rodrigo faced prejudice and discrimination on the online platform.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of prejudice
as a noun
- plural
- prejudices
as a verb
- past tense
- prejudiced
- present participle
- prejudicing
- third-person singular
- prejudices
- past participle
- prejudiced