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prejudiced

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prej·u·dice  (prj-ds)
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 praeidicium : prae-, pre- + idicium, judgment (from idex, idic-, judge; see deik- in Indo-European roots).]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.prejudiced - emanating from a person's emotions and prejudices
subjective - taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias; "a subjective judgment"
2.prejudiced - being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand; "a prejudiced judge"
unprejudiced, impartial - free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the impartial eye of a scientist"

prejudiced
adjective biased, influenced, unfair, one-sided, conditioned, partial, partisan, discriminatory, bigoted, intolerant, opinionated, narrow-minded, jaundiced, prepossessed Some landlords and landladies are racially prejudiced.
just, fair, neutral, open-minded, impartial, unbiased, not prejudiced, not bigoted
Translations
prejudiced [ˈpredʒʊdɪst] ADJ [view] → parcial, interesado
he's very prejudicedtiene muchos prejuicios
to be prejudiced against sth/sbestar predispuesto en contra de algo/algn
to be prejudiced in favour of sth/sbestar predispuesto a favor de algo/algn

prejudiced [ˈprɛdʒʊdɪst] adj
[person] → plein(e) de préjugés
to be racially prejudiced → avoir des préjugés raciaux
I'm not prejudiced → je n'ai pas de préjugés
to be prejudiced against sb → avoir un parti pris contre qn, avoir des préjugés contre qn
to be prejudiced against sth → avoir un parti pris contre qch, avoir des préjugés contre qch
to be prejudiced in favour of sb [person] → avoir un parti pris en faveur de qn; [legislation] → faire preuve de parti pris en faveur de qn
to be prejudiced in favour of sth [person] → avoir un parti pris en faveur de qch
... but I'm prejudiced (humorous)... mais je ne suis pas objectif
[information] → partial(e); [view] → préconçu(e), partial(e); [result] → faussé(e)

prejudiced
adj personvoreingenommen (against gegen); opinionvorgefasst; judgebefangen; to be prejudiced in favour of somebody/somethingfür jdn/etw voreingenommen sein; to be racially prejudicedRassenvorurteile haben

prejudiced [ˈprɛdʒʊdɪst] adj (person) → pieno/a di pregiudizi, prevenuto/a; (racially) → pieno/a di pregiudizi; (view, opinion) → preconcetto/a
to be prejudiced against sb/sth → essere prevenuto/a contro qn/qc
to be prejudiced in favour of sb/sth → essere ben disposto/a verso qn/qc
prejudiced [ˈprɛdʒʊdɪst] adj (person) → pieno/a di pregiudizi, prevenuto/a; (racially) → pieno/a di pregiudizi; (view, opinion) → preconcetto/a
to be prejudiced against sb/sth → essere prevenuto/a contro qn/qc
to be prejudiced in favour of sb/sth → essere ben disposto/a verso qn/qc

prejudiced متحامل předpojatý fordomsfuld voreingenommen προκατειλημμένος predispuesto ennakkoluuloinen partial pristran prevenuto 偏見をもった 편견을 가진 bevooroordeeld forutinntatt uprzedzony preconceituoso предвзятый fördomsfull มีอคติ önyargılı bị định kiến 怀偏见的


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I have made him sensible of my power, and can now enjoy the pleasure of triumphing over a mind prepared to dislike me, and prejudiced against all my past actions.
Perhaps she pitied and esteemed him the more because he was slighted by Willoughby and Marianne, who, prejudiced against him for being neither lively nor young, seemed resolved to undervalue his merits.
It is scarcely the province of an author to refute the arguments of his censors and vindicate his own productions; but I may be allowed to make here a few observations with which I would have prefaced the first edition, had I foreseen the necessity of such precautions against the misapprehensions of those who would read it with a prejudiced mind or be content to judge it by a hasty glance.
 
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