Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable)An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.

    Vorurteil, Voreingenommenheit

    предубежде́ниеpredubeždénije, предрассу́докpredrassúdok, предвзя́тостьpredvzjátostʹ

    упере́дженняuperédžennja, упере́дженістьuperédženistʹ

  2. (countable)A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.

    Morality is but a prejudice.

    vorgefasste Meinung, Vorurteil

    предубежде́ниеpredubeždénije, предрассу́докpredrassúdok

  3. (countable)An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.

    I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.

    Vorurteil

  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.

  5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.

    Schaden

    вредvred, уще́рбuščérb

More definitions
  • a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

Examples

183 sentences
  1. Tom may be prejudiced.

    Том може бути упередженим. — deniko

  2. Tom might be prejudiced.

    Том може бути упередженим. — deniko

  3. Tom is prejudiced, isn't he?

    Том упереджений, чи не так? — deniko

    deTom ist voreingenommen, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth

  4. Is Tom prejudiced?

    Том упереджений? — deniko

  5. Prejudice will continue to exist.

    Упередження продовжать існувати. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
adverse judgement formed beforehand:
Русский
By meaning 2
adverse judgement formed beforehand:
damage caused:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
adverse judgement formed beforehand:
any preconceived opinion:
damage caused:

Origin

From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, derived from Latin praeiūdicium

From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, derived from Latin praeiūdicium (“previous judgment or damage”), from prae- (“before”) + iūdicium (“judgment”).

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