prejudicial

prej·u·di·cial  (prj-dshl)

adj.

1. Detrimental; injurious.

2. Causing or tending to preconceived judgment or convictions: Jurors were told not to read the newspapers to avoid being exposed to prejudicial publicity for the defendant.

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preju·dicial·ly adv.

preju·dicial·ness n.

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prejudicial

Adjective

harmful; damaging

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	prejudicial - (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" damaging, detrimental, prejudicious harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
	2.	prejudicial - tending to favor preconceived ideas; "the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population" prejudicious

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prejudicial

adjective harmful, damaging, undermining, detrimental, hurtful, unfavourable, counterproductive, deleterious, injurious, inimical, disadvantageous