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English
Alternative spellings
- præjudice (archaic)
Etymology
From Old French préjudice, from Latin praeiūdicium (“‘previous judgment or damage’”), from prae- (“‘before’”) + iūdicium (“‘judgment’”).
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Noun
prejudice (plural prejudices)
- An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
- Any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
- An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
- The damage caused by such fear or hatred.
- (obsolete) Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.ix:
- the first did in the forepart sit, / That nought mote hinder his quicke preiudize: / He had a sharpe foresight, and working wit [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.ix:
Derived terms
- (Law) without prejudice - without affecting a legal interest
- in prejudice of - to the detriment or injury of
- to the prejudice of - with resulting harm to
Verb
to prejudice (third-person singular simple present prejudices, present participle prejudicing, simple past and past participle prejudiced)
- (transitive) To have a negative impact on someone's position, chances etc.
- (transitive) To cause prejudice.
Translations
to have a negative impact
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