prejudice
[noun]
Synonyms:
- bias, partiality, preconceived notion, preconception, prejudgment
- discrimination, bigotry, chauvinism, injustice, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, unfairness
[verb]
Synonyms:
- bias, colour, distort, influence, poison, predispose, slant
- harm, damage, hinder, hurt, impair, injure, mar, spoil, undermine

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Antonyms: objectivity
Contrasted words: detachment, dispassion, impartiality, indifference, neutrality
Related Idioms: jaundiced eye
Related Words: partisanship, bend, dispose, incline, predispose, angle, skew, slant, prejudge

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English Thesaurus: harm, damage, be bad for somebody/something, be detrimental to something, impair, ...

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I. prej‧u‧dice¹ /ˈpredʒədəs, ˈpredʒʊdəs/ noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin praejudicium, from judicium 'judgment']

1. [uncountable and countable] an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc – used to show disapproval:
Women still face prejudice in the workplace.
It takes a long time to overcome these kinds of prejudices.
prejudice against
a cultural prejudice against fat people
racial/sexual prejudice
Asian pupils complained of racial prejudice at the school.

2. [uncountable and countable] strong and unreasonable feelings which make you like some things but not others:
irrational prejudices
Interviewers are often influenced too much by their personal prejudices.

3. without prejudice (to something) law without harming or affecting something:
He was able to turn down the promotion without prejudice, and applied again several years later.

4. to the prejudice of something formal in a way that has a harmful effect or influence on something

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II. prejudice² verb [transitive]

1. to influence someone so that they have an unfair or unreasonable opinion about someone or something:
There was concern that reports in the media would prejudice the jury.
prejudice somebody against something
My own schooldays prejudiced me against all formal education.

2. to have a bad effect on the future success or situation of someone or something:
A criminal record will prejudice your chances of getting a job.
He refused to comment, saying he did not wish to prejudice the outcome of the talks.

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prejudice
noun
ADJ. deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, strong | blatant | serious, unfair (both law)
personal | old It's hard to break down old prejudices.
blind, irrational | anti-gay, anti-Catholic, etc. | class, cultural, political, racial, religious, sectarian, sexist
VERB + PREJUDICE have, hold We all have prejudices of some kind.
air, express He sat there airing his personal prejudices.
arouse, feed, stir up | appeal to, pander to We must not pander to the irrational prejudices of a small minority.
confirm | come up against, encounter She had never encountered such deep prejudice before.
suffer | challenge | overcome | break down, eliminate, eradicate
PREP. ~ about a book written to challenge prejudices about disabled people
~ against deep-rooted prejudice against homosexuals
~ among prejudice among ignorant people
~ towards prejudice towards immigrants
PHRASES a victim of prejudice

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prejudice
verb
I. cause sb to have a prejudice
ADV. unfairly
PREP. against, in favour of Reading newspaper reports had unfairly prejudiced the jury in her favour.

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prejudice
II. weaken sth/make it less fair
ADV. seriously, severely, substantially
VERB + PREJUDICE be likely to She did not disclose evidence that was likely to prejudice her client's case

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prejudice

racial prejudice
a novel about a young white boy who is forced to confront his racial prejudice
class prejudice
Those old class prejudices haven’t gone away.
blind prejudice (=prejudice that stops you from considering the facts)
I tried to show him he was just talking out of blind prejudice.
strong prejudice
Women who want to work in broadcasting often encounter strong prejudice.
deep-seated prejudice (=very strong and difficult to change)
All these attitudes are based on deep-seated prejudice.
experience/encounter prejudice
Students with learning difficulties often encounter prejudice.
overcome prejudice
the story of how a poor kid from the ghetto overcomes poverty and prejudice
prejudice against women/black people etc
There is still a lot of prejudice against women in positions of authority.

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harm to have a bad effect on someone or something:
Many women said parenthood harmed their careers.
A little hard work never harmed anyone.
damage to harm something badly. Damage is more serious than harm:
His reputation was damaged and his career was in ruins.
The affair has damaged people’s confidence in the government.
be bad for somebody/something to be likely to harm someone or something:
Too much fatty food is bad for you.
All this rain is bad for business.
be detrimental to something formal to be bad for something:
The new housing development will be detrimental to the character of this small town.
impair formal to harm something, especially someone’s ability to do something or the correct working of a system:
Any amount of alcohol that you drink will impair your ability to drive.
His vision was impaired.
prejudice /ˈpredʒədəs, ˈpredʒʊdəs/ to have a bad effect on the future success of something:
Don’t do anything to prejudice our chances of winning.

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prejudice an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc:
racial prejudice
prejudice against women
discrimination the practice of treating one group of people differently from another in an unfair way:
There is widespread discrimination against older people.
the laws on sex discrimination
intolerance an unreasonable refusal to accept beliefs, customs, and ways of thinking that are different from your own:
religious intolerance
There is an atmosphere of intolerance in the media.
bigotry a completely unreasonable hatred for people of a different race, religion etc, based on strong and fixed opinions:
religious bigotry
the bigotry directed at Jews and other ethnic groups
racism/racial prejudice unfair treatment of people because they belong to a different race:
Many black people have been the victims of racism in Britain.
Some immigrant groups faced racism, for example Jews and Italians, while others, such as Scandinavians, did not.
sexism the belief that one sex, especially women, is weaker, less intelligent etc than the other, especially when this results in someone being treated unfairly:
sexism in language
She accused him of sexism.
ageism (also agism American English) unfair treatment of people because they are old:
The new law aims to stop ageism in the workplace.
homophobia prejudice towards or hatred of gay people:
homophobia in the armed forces
xenophobia /ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə $ -ˈfoʊ-/ hatred and fear of foreigners:
the xenophobia of the right-wing press
anti-Semitism a strong feeling of hatred toward Jewish people:
Is anti-Semitism on the increase?
Islamophobia hatred and fear of Muslims:
the rise of Islamophobia and right-wing extremism in Europe
gay/union/America etc bashing unfair public criticism of gay people, union members, the American government etc:
The minister was accused of union bashing.
There's so much America-bashing in the liberal press.
racist someone who treats people of other races unfairly or badly:
When he expressed his opinion, he was branded a racist.
bigot someone who has strong unreasonable opinions, especially about race or religion:
a racist bigot
sexist someone, especially a man, who believes that their sex is better, more intelligent, more important etc than the other:
Will the sexists ever support a female President?
harm to have a bad effect on someone or something:
Many women said parenthood harmed their careers.
A little hard work never harmed anyone.
damage to harm something badly. Damage is more serious than harm:
His reputation was damaged and his career was in ruins.
The affair has damaged people’s confidence in the government.
be bad for somebody/something to be likely to harm someone or something:
Too much fatty food is bad for you.
All this rain is bad for business.
be detrimental to something formal to be bad for something:
The new housing development will be detrimental to the character of this small town.
impair formal to harm something, especially someone’s ability to do something or the correct working of a system:
Any amount of alcohol that you drink will impair your ability to drive.
His vision was impaired.

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