prejudicial

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌprɛdʒəˈdɪʃəl/ UK /ˌprɛdʒʊˈdɪʃl/ See IPA manual

Freq #34058

Meanings

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adj
tending to favor preconceived ideas

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

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1 adj · tending to favor... prejudicious

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Forms prejudicially

Derived forms antiprejudicialnon-prejudicialprejudiciallyprejudicialnessunprejudicial

Related forms prejudiced prejudicious

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prejudicial publicity
public attention or media coverage that harms someone's interests or fair treatment

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

prejudiceele Middle English prejudicial Old French prēiūdiciālis la-med

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