Noun: prejudice pre-ju-dis
- A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
"His prejudice against immigrants clouded his judgment on immigration policies";
- bias, preconception
- An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand without good justification
"His prejudice against immigrants clouded his ability to make fair decisions"
- (justice) disadvantage by prejudice
"The biased media coverage prejudiced the jury against the defendant"
- Influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
"The negative news reports prejudiced the jury against the defendant";
- prepossess
Derived forms: prejudicing, prejudices, prejudiced
Type of: act upon, disadvantage, disfavor [US], disfavour [Brit, Cdn], influence, partiality, partisanship, work
Encyclopedia: Prejudice