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    [Noun]  | "prej*u*dice" | \ ˈpre-jə-dəs \


    1: an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics

    2: an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge

    3: preconceived judgment or opinion


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praejudicium previous judgment, damage, from prae- + judicium judgment {mat|judicial|};

    [Verb]  | "prejudice" 


    1: to cause to have prejudice

    2: to injure or damage by some judgment or action (as in a case of law)


    Origin: 15th century ;

     See: {prejudice:1 };

    [Noun]  | "prejudice" 


    1: an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities;


      * e.g., " ... her lifelong prejudice against doing dirty jobs "





    2: hatred of or discrimination against a person or persons based on their race;


      * e.g., " ... fought racial prejudice through the use of the court system "



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    [Verb]  | "prejudice" 


    1: to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge;


      * e.g., " ... all the bad stories I had heard about the incoming CEO prejudiced me against him even before the first meeting "



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     [ "prejudice" ]

    1: The quality or condition of judging someone or a group of people before you meet them, usually using stereotypes.

      * e.g.,  ... "The secret is to say that you're prejudiced against all rascists" 

     [ "prejudice" ]

    1: Not liking a person or group without a good reason.

      * e.g.,  ... My internet friend told me yesterday that he is black so now I hate him. He tells me I'm prejudiced. What an idiot. 


     [ "prejudice" ]

    2: Examples are racists, sexists, homophobes, ageists, etc...

     [ "prejudice" ]

    1: 1) a term that when used implies that someone has mistakenly and usually hatefully expected something, usually negitive, from a certain other or group of others.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) the prejudice girl clutched her purse when the black guy walked by. 


     [ "prejudice" ]

    2: 2) Anytime you assume someone will help/hurt you based on all the knowledge availible, usually the knowledge doesn't tell the full story.

      * e.g.,  ... 2) I asked the cop where the nearest drugstore was but he didn't know. 

     [ "prejudice" ]

    1: A biased opinion made on emotion or stereotypes rather than reason.

      * e.g.,  ... Prejudice often involves creating an opinion of a person based off some quality that doesn't directly correlate to that person's character. For example, homomsexuality doesn't necessarily make a person bad; but for that quality, some people hate. 

     [ "prejudice" ]

    1: The condition of believing that one group, most often one the prejudor belongs to, is superior to another group. Most often applies in a negative manner, against those of different race, religion, creed, and nationality. see stereotype, anti-semetism, racism.

      * e.g.,  ... Hating people because they're black, gay, Jewish, Muslim, or whatever doesn't make much sense. You can easily find ways to hate people on an individual basis. 

     [ "prejudice" ]

    1: passing injust judgement on someone based on an insignificant factor

      * e.g.,  ... racists, homophobes, sexists, ageists, chauvanists etc 


     [ "prejudice" ]

    2: some say hating prejudice people is prejudice in itself, but though hating someone because they opress and discriminate is not injust in any way

      * e.g.,  ... "I hate him" 

     [ "prejudice" ]

    1: Deciding something before understanding it. Assuming that someone will steal because they are black is an example of prejudice.

      * e.g.,  ... I think I'm prejudiced myself. I assume that anyone who is prejudiced is an idiot.(Of course I am!) 

     [ "prejudice" ]

    1: the ability to hate someone for a stupid reason, even though you don't even know them.

      * e.g.,  ... I don't like him because he's black. 

     [ "prejudice" ]

    1: An adjective describing idiots who think either think that certain groups are below them and horrible, or that anything different is bad. A lot of the time they are rich or middle class men. (Sometimes they aren't but usually not often)

      * e.g.,  ... Examples of people who have to suffer prejudice: 

     [ "prejudice" ]

    1: injury or detriment to one's legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as a : substantial impairment of a defendant's ability to defend <the court found no prejudice to the defendant by the lengthy delay in bringing charges> b : tendency for a decision on an improper basis (as past conduct) by a trier of fact <whether an ex parte communication to a deliberating jury resulted in any reasonable possibility of prejudice to the defendant —National Law Journal> c : implied waiver of rights and privileges not explicitly retained <District Court erred in attaching prejudice to prisoner's complaint for injunctive relief —National Law Journal>

      * e.g.,  ... Bob: "You nigga!" 

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