prejudice

/ˈprɛdʒə.dɪs/

nounverbprej · u · dice

Think: “PRE-JUDGE” sounds like the start of prejudice—when you pre-judge, you form an opinion before you know the facts.

Yes, it's prejudice. Don’t spell it like “pre-judge.” It’s **prej-** + **u** + **dice**: **prej-u-dice** (ends with **-dice**, not **-dise**).

Definitions

  1. nounAn unfair opinion or feeling (often negative) about a person or group, formed without enough knowledge or experience.
  2. nounHarm or damage to someone’s rights or chances; a disadvantage (as in “without prejudice”).
  3. verbTo cause someone to have an unfair opinion; to bias or influence unfairly.

Examples

  • “The school held a discussion about prejudice and how to treat everyone with respect.”
  • “The judge told the jury not to let rumors prejudice their decision.”
  • “She apologized for her prejudice and tried to learn more about the culture she had misunderstood.”

Synonyms

biasbigotrydiscriminationpreconceptionpartiality

Antonyms

fairnessimpartialitytolerance

Translations

ES prejuicioPT preconceitoFR préjugé

Common misspellings

prejidiceprejediceprejudiseprejudiceeprejuidiceprejuduceprejudic

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