prej·u·dice (pr j  -d s)n. 1. a. An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts. b. A preconceived preference or idea. 2. The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions. See Synonyms at predilection. 3. Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group, race, or religion. 4. Detriment or injury caused to a person by the preconceived, unfavorable conviction of another or others. tr.v. prej·u·diced, prej·u·dic·ing, prej·u·dic·es 1. To cause (someone) to judge prematurely and irrationally. See Synonyms at bias. 2. To affect injuriously or detrimentally by a judgment or an act. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praei  dicium : prae-, pre- + idicium, judgment (from idex, idic-, judge; see deik- in Indo-European roots).] |
prejudice [ˈprɛdʒʊdɪs]
n
1. an opinion formed beforehand, esp an unfavourable one based on inadequate facts
2. the act or condition of holding such opinions
3. intolerance of or dislike for people of a specific race, religion, etc.
4. disadvantage or injury resulting from prejudice
in (or to) the prejudice of to the detriment of
(Law)
without prejudice Law without dismissing or detracting from an existing right or claim
vb (tr)
1. to cause to be prejudiced
2. to disadvantage or injure by prejudice
[from Old French préjudice, from Latin praejūdicium a preceding judgment, disadvantage, from prae before + jūdicium trial, sentence, from jūdex a judge]
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| Noun | 1. | prejudice - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation taboo, tabu - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature irrational hostility - extreme prejudice partisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives experimenter bias - (psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment homophobia - prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality Islamophobia - prejudice against Muslims; "Muslim intellectuals are afraid of growing Islamophobia in the West" racism - the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races tendentiousness - an intentional and controversial bias |
| Verb | 1. | prejudice - disadvantage by prejudice justice - judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour - put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" |
| 2. | prejudice - influence (somebody's) opinion in advance bias, predetermine - cause to be biased bias - influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours" |
prejudice
noun
1. discrimination, racism, injustice, sexism, intolerance, bigotry, unfairness, chauvinism, narrow-mindedness a victim of racial prejudice
2. bias, preconception, partiality, preconceived notion, warp, jaundiced eye, prejudgment the male prejudices which Dr Greer identifies
3. harm, damage, hurt, disadvantage, loss, mischief, detriment, impairment I feel sure it can be done without prejudice to anybody's principles.
Translations
prejudice [ˈpredʒʊdɪs]
A. N
1. (= biased opinion) → prejuicio m
there's a lot of racial prejudice → hay muchos prejuicios raciales
prejudice against women is widespread → los prejuicios machistas son moneda corriente
to have a prejudice against/in favour of sth/sb → estar predispuesto en contra de/a favor de algo/algn
we all have our prejudices → todos tenemos nuestros prejuicios
he is quite without prejudice in this matter → sobre esto no tiene ningún prejuicio
there's a lot of racial prejudice → hay muchos prejuicios raciales
prejudice against women is widespread → los prejuicios machistas son moneda corriente
to have a prejudice against/in favour of sth/sb → estar predispuesto en contra de/a favor de algo/algn
we all have our prejudices → todos tenemos nuestros prejuicios
he is quite without prejudice in this matter → sobre esto no tiene ningún prejuicio
2. (Jur) (= injury, detriment) → perjuicio m
to the prejudice of → con perjuicio de, con menoscabo de
without prejudice (Jur) → sin detrimento de sus propios derechos
without prejudice to → sin perjuicio de
to the prejudice of → con perjuicio de, con menoscabo de
without prejudice (Jur) → sin detrimento de sus propios derechos
without prejudice to → sin perjuicio de
B. VT
1. (= bias) → predisponer, prevenir (against contra)
prejudice [ˈprɛdʒʊdɪs]
n
(= bias) → préjugé m
That's just a prejudice → C'est juste un préjugé.
He had encountered a lot of prejudice → Il s'est heurté à beaucoup de préjugés.
racial prejudice → préjugés raciaux
prejudice against sb → les préjugés contre qn
prejudice against women → les préjugés contre les femmes
prejudice in favour of sb → le préjugé en faveur de qn
That's just a prejudice → C'est juste un préjugé.
He had encountered a lot of prejudice → Il s'est heurté à beaucoup de préjugés.
racial prejudice → préjugés raciaux
prejudice against sb → les préjugés contre qn
prejudice against women → les préjugés contre les femmes
prejudice in favour of sb → le préjugé en faveur de qn
vt
(= influence) [+ person, jury, trial] → influencer
to prejudice sb against → prévenir qn contre
to prejudice sb in favour of → prévenir qn en faveur de
to prejudice sb against → prévenir qn contre
to prejudice sb in favour of → prévenir qn en faveur de
(= put at risk) [+ health, application, enjoyment] → porter préjudice à
to prejudice sb's chances → nuire aux chances de qn
to prejudice sb's chances → nuire aux chances de qn
prejudice
n
(= biased opinion) → Vorurteil nt; his prejudice against … → seine Voreingenommenheit gegen …; that’s pure prejudice → das ist reine Voreingenommenheit; the newspaper report was full of prejudice against … → der Zeitungsbericht steckte voller Vorurteile gegen …; to have a prejudice against somebody/something → ein Vorurteil nt → gegen jdn/etw haben, gegen jdn/etw voreingenommen sein; racial prejudice → Rassenvorurteile pl; colour prejudice → Vorurteile pl → gegen Andersfarbige or aufgrund or auf Grund der Hautfarbe
(esp Jur: = detriment, injury) → Schaden m; to the prejudice of somebody (form) → zu jds Schaden; to the prejudice of something (form) → unter Beeinträchtigung einer Sache (gen); without prejudice (Jur) → ohne Verbindlichkeit or Obligo; without prejudice to one’s rights → ohne sich (dat) → selbst zu schaden; without prejudice to any claim (Jur) → ohne Beeinträchtigung or unbeschadet irgendwelcher Ansprüche
vt
prejudice [ˈprɛdʒʊdɪs]
prejudice [ˈprɛdʒʊdɪs]
1. n
a. (biased opinion) → pregiudizio collective n → pregiudizi mpl
his prejudice against sb/sth → i suoi pregiudizi nei riguardi di qn/qc
his prejudice against sb/sth → i suoi pregiudizi nei riguardi di qn/qc
2. vt
b. (frm) (injure) → pregiudicare, ledere, compromettere
prejudice [ˈprɛdʒʊdɪs]
1. n
a. (biased opinion) → pregiudizio collective n → pregiudizi mpl
his prejudice against sb/sth → i suoi pregiudizi nei riguardi di qn/qc
his prejudice against sb/sth → i suoi pregiudizi nei riguardi di qn/qc
2. vt
b. (frm) (injure) → pregiudicare, ledere, compromettere
n prejudice [ˈpredʒədis]
(an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country? vooroordeel تَحَيُّز، مُحاباه، تَحامُل предубеждение předsudek forudindtagethed das Vorurteil προκατάληψη prejuicio eelarvamus پیشداوری؛ تعصب ennakkoluulo préjugé דֵעָה קְדוּמָה पूर्वाग्रह, पूर्वधारणा, पक्षपात presuda előítélet prasangka fordómar pregiudizio 偏見 편견 išankstinis nusistatymas, prietaras aizspriedums prasangka vooroordeel fordom uprzedzenie preconceito prejudecată предубеждение predsudok predsodek; prejudic predrasuda fördom[] อคติ ön yargı 偏見 упередження; забобон تعصب، بدگماني thành kiến 偏见
v
1 to cause to feel prejudice for or against something. vooroordeel يَجْعَلُه متَحَيِّزا أو مُتحاملا създавам предубеждение nepříznivě ovlivnit gøre én forudindtaget; indgive fordomme einnehmen προκαταλαμβάνω, προδιαθέτω predisponer contra/en favor de eelarvamust sisendama پیشداوری کردن؛ دچار تعصب کردن aiheuttaa ennakkoluuloja prévenir (contre) לִגרוֹם לְדֵעָה קְדוּמָה पक्षपात करना oneraspoložiti protiv elfogulttá tesz berprasangka gera e-n hlutdrægan prevenire 偏見をもたせる 편견을 품게 하다 iš anksto nuteikti radīt aizspriedumu[] menaruh prasangka innemen voor/tegen skape fordommer, bli forutinntatt uprzedzać predispor a influenţa создавать предвзятое мнение nepriaznivo ovplyvniť vnaprej ustvariti sodbo, prejudicirati stvoriti predrasudu inge ngn fördomar ทำให้มีอคติ olumsuz yönde etkilemek 使抱有偏見 викликати упередження تعصب رکھنا làm cho có định kiến 使抱有偏见
2 to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam. bemoeilik, in die gevaar stel يُجْحِف في حَق، يَضُر увреждам uškodit ødelægge; påvirke i negativ retning beeinträchtigen επηρεάζω δυσμενώς, βλάπτω perjudicar kahjustama لطمه زدن vahingoittaa faire du tort à, porter préjudice à לִפגוֹעַ प्रतिकूल प्रभाव डालना, पूर्वग्रह उत्पन्न करना ispuniti predrasudom károsan befolyásol membahayakan skaða, spilla pregiudicare, compromettere そこなう 손해를 주다 pakenkti, sumažinti kaitēt; traucēt merosakkan schaden skade zaszkodzić prejudicar a prejudicia причинять вред; портить uškodiť škoditi ugroziti inverka menligt på, skada ทำให้เสียหาย zarar vermek 損害，不利於 завдавати шкоди خطرہ ميں ڈالنا gây tổn hại 损害，不利于
adj prejudiced
having or showing prejudice a prejudiced attitude to people of other races; Don't be so prejudiced. vooroordeeld مُتَحَيِّز، مُتَحامِل предубеден předpojatý fordomsfuld; forudindtaget voreingenommen προκατειλημμένος que tiene prejuicios sobre/contra; parcial eelarvamuslik متعصب ennakkoluuloinen qui a des préjugés (sur, contre) בַּעַל דֵעָה קְדוּמָה पूर्वाग्राही pristran elfogult berprasangka fordómafullur prevenuto 偏見のある 편견을 가진 šališkas, prietaringas aizspriedumains menaruh prasangka bevooroordeeld fordomsfull, forutinntatt uprzedzony preconceituoso cu prejudecăţi, care are prejudecăţi предвзятый predpojatý poln predsodkov predrasudan förutfattad, fördomsfull ซึ่งมีอคติ ön yargılı 有偏見的 упереджений متعصبانہ có thành kiến 有偏见的
prejudice → إجْحَاف předsudek fordom Vorurteil προκατάληψη prejuicio ennakkoluulo préjugé predrasuda pregiudizio 偏見 편견 vooroordeel fordom uprzedzenie preconceito предубеждение fördom อคติ önyargı định kiến 偏见
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