Definition for
prejudice
noun – An opinion or decision formed without due examination of the facts or arguments which are necessary to a just and impartial determination; a prejudgment; also, a state of mind which forms or induces prejudgment; bias or leaning, favorable or unfavorable; prepossession: when used absolutely, generally with an unfavorable meaning: as, a man of many prejudices; we should clear our minds of prejudice.
noun – Injury, as resulting from unfavorable prejudgment; detriment; hurt; damage.
– To implant a prejudice in the mind of; bias; give an unfair bent to.
– To create a prejudice against; injure by prejudice; hurt, impair, or damage in any way.
– Synonyms To prepossess, warp.
transitive verb – To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind of, by hasty and incorrect notions; to give an unreasonable bent to, as to one side or the other of a cause.
transitive verb – To obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias of the mind; hence, generally, to hurt; to damage; to injure; to impair.
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