US /ˌprɛdʒəˈdɪʃəl/ UK /ˌprɛdʒʊˈdɪʃl/
adj Freq #34058

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    tending to favor preconceived ideas

    The presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population.

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Synonyms
1 adj · tending to favor... prejudicious
Word family
Forms prejudicially
Derived forms antiprejudicialnon-prejudicialprejudiciallyprejudicialnessunprejudicial
Related forms prejudicedprejudicious

Etymology

From Middle English prejudiceele, prejudicial, prejudiciall, prejudiciel, prejudiciell, prejudycyall, from Old French prejudicial, prejudiciel and Medieval Latin prēiūdiciālis.

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