prejudicial
Exhibiting prejudice or biasExhibiting prejudice or bias.
» Forcing drag queens to only wear couture during challenges is prejudicial to queens from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Meaning
3 sensesExhibiting prejudice or bias.
voreingenommen
Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
abträglich
(sometimes followed by ‘to’) causing harm or injury
Tending to convince based on past history rather than on evidence about the case at hand.
Examples
1 sentencesForcing drag queens to only wear couture during challenges is prejudicial to queens from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English prejudiceele, prejudicial, prejudiciall, prejudiciel, prejudiciell, prFrom Middle English prejudiceele, prejudicial, prejudiciall, prejudiciel, prejudiciell, prejudycyall, from Old French prejudicial, prejudiciel and Medieval Latin prēiūdiciālis.
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Forms
more prejudicial, most prejudicial| Comparative | more prejudicial Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most prejudicial Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
18 synonyms- tending to favor preconceived ideas:prejudicious
- (sometimes followed by ‘to’) causing harm or injury:damagingdetrimentalprejudicious
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form