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单词 prejudice
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prejudicenoun [ C or U ]

uk/ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/us/ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/

B2 an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge:

Laws against racial prejudice must be strictly enforced.
[ + that ] The campaign aims to dispel the prejudice that AIDS is confined to the homosexual community.
He claims that prejudice against homosexuals would cease overnight if all the gay stars in the country were honest about their sexuality.
without prejudice to sth formal or specialized

If a decision or action is made without prejudice to a right or claim, it is made without having an effect on that right or claim:

My client accepts the formal apology without prejudice to any further legal action she may decide to take.

More examples

  • She criticized the government for trying to whip up anti-German prejudice.
  • He had to battle against prejudice to get a job.
  • Such ingrained prejudices cannot be corrected easily.
  • It seems that old prejudices are still lurking beneath the surface.
  • We mustn't let our prejudices blind us to the facts of the situation.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly

  • ableism
  • arbitrary
  • be a bit much idiom
  • bias
  • biased
  • favouritism
  • ghettoize
  • hate crime
  • inequitable
  • inequity
  • prejudicial
  • sexism
  • sexist
  • shortchange
  • slant
  • unfair
  • unjust
  • unprovoked
  • unsportsmanlike
  • you're having a laugh idiom

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prejudiceverb [ T ]

uk/ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/us/ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/

Someone or something that prejudices you influences you unfairly so that you form an unreasonable opinion about something:

His comments may have prejudiced the voters against her.

formal Something or someone that prejudices something else has a harmful influence on it:

The fact that you were late all this week may prejudice your chances of getting a promotion.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly

  • ableism
  • arbitrary
  • be a bit much idiom
  • bias
  • biased
  • favouritism
  • ghettoize
  • hate crime
  • inequitable
  • inequity
  • prejudicial
  • sexism
  • sexist
  • shortchange
  • slant
  • unfair
  • unjust
  • unprovoked
  • unsportsmanlike
  • you're having a laugh idiom

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