prejudice

prejudice
n
1. bias, warp, twist, slant, bend, turn, blind side; preconception, preconceived notion or idea, jaundice, jaundiced eye; prepossession, predisposition, presupposition, predetermination, prejudgement, forejudgement, premature judgment.
2. partiality, predilection; partisanship, cronyism, favoritism, Inf. back scratching; unfairness, one-sidedness, unevenness.
3. intolerance, bigotry, narrow-mindedness, closed-mindedness, small-mindedness; racism, segregation, Jim Crowism, apartheid, white supremacy or power; color line, color barrier; discrimination, sexism, male chauvinism; superpatriotism, jingoism, chauvinism; class consciousness, class hatred, social barrier; xenophobia; anti-Semitism; misogyny; misanthropy.
4. disadvantage, detriment, drawback, liability, handicap; impairment, loss, damage, injury, hurt, harm, ill, mischief.
v
5. bias, sway, bend, turn, warp, twist, slant, incline; influence, dispose, predispose, prepossess, jaundice.
6. impede, hinder, block, obstruct; damage, injure, impair, hurt, harm

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  • Prejudice — Prej u*dice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prejudiced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prejudicing}.] [Cf. F. pr[ e]judicier. See {Prejudice}, n.] 1. To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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