Prejudice
noun
An unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc.
He has a prejudice against fast food.
Often appears as...
- without prejudice
- racial prejudice
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Disapproving
noun
An unjust action or treatment, often caused by unfair dislike or preference.
She claimed prejudice on account of her gender.
Often appears as...
- prejudice case
- prejudice claim
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Disapproving
Legal
verb
To harm or injure; to cause disadvantage to.
His actions could prejudice the case.
Often appears as...
- prejudice the case
- prejudice the proceedings
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Formal, Disapproving
Legal
noun
A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
Don't let prejudice influence your decision.
Often appears as...
- overcome prejudice
- inherent prejudice
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Disapproving
noun
An unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc.
He has a prejudice against fast food.
Often appears as...
- without prejudice
- racial prejudice
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
An unjust action or treatment, often caused by unfair dislike or preference.
She claimed prejudice on account of her gender.
Often appears as...
- prejudice case
- prejudice claim
Usage tips
Disapproving
Legal
verb
To harm or injure; to cause disadvantage to.
His actions could prejudice the case.
Often appears as...
- prejudice the case
- prejudice the proceedings
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Legal
noun
A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
Don't let prejudice influence your decision.
Often appears as...
- overcome prejudice
- inherent prejudice
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Emotion
Prejudice is often linked to negative feelings and hostility. It implies unjust treatment of others.
His deep-seated prejudice made him unfriendly towards his new coworkers.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Sensitivity
Understanding different cultures helps to recognize and avoid prejudice.
Traveling abroad taught her to recognize her own prejudices.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Emotion
Prejudice is often linked to negative feelings and hostility. It implies unjust treatment of others.
His deep-seated prejudice made him unfriendly towards his new coworkers.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Sensitivity
Understanding different cultures helps to recognize and avoid prejudice.
Traveling abroad taught her to recognize her own prejudices.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Emotion
Prejudice is often linked to negative feelings and hostility. It implies unjust treatment of others.
His deep-seated prejudice made him unfriendly towards his new coworkers.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Sensitivity
Understanding different cultures helps to recognize and avoid prejudice.
Traveling abroad taught her to recognize her own prejudices.
Compare with
biasbigotrydiscriminateinjusticeintolerancepartialitypreconceptionracismstereotypic
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Photography as...
to keep getting better every single day. I mean, it's like basketball, right? And I use this quote a little bit as a life hack, is "To be relentlessly curious, without fear of prejudice." And I think my curiosity is really brought out through photography. You know, how you can capture a really beautiful image
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Baby Siamese Crocodiles...
do you think people don't care about Crocs because they look you know impress impatiens right then it's true and it's it's sad really I mean it's almost like a sort of prejudice against these animals because they haven't got fair yeah actually not cuddly they're not company now and a lot more endangered
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The nightmare videos of...
We've taken all of this influence, all of these things, and munged them together in a way that no one really intended. And yet, this is also the way that we're building the entire world. We're taking all of this data, a lot of it bad data, a lot of historical data full of prejudice,
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To listen is to live PIPE...
challenge yourself to let go of our biases our prejudices the way in which we see the world of course it's easier said than done but I ask you to quiet that voice in your head that contradicts what the speakers have to say because they may open horizons so I think about
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My failed mission to...
every time I reflect back on the bias and prejudice that I've faced in my life, or when there's another hate crime or a senseless tragedy that underscores the disheartening sense that our differences might be insurmountable. I then remind myself that I have evidence
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6 ways mushrooms can...
their eyes glaze over, and they think I'm a little crazy. So, I hope to pierce that prejudice forever with this group. We call it mycophobia, the irrational fear of the unknown, when it comes to fungi. Mushrooms are very fast in their growth.
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How does the Rorschach...
as a sort of universal personality test. Employers made prejudiced hiring decisions based on reductive decoding charts. As the test left clinics and entered popular culture its reputation among medical professionals plummeted,
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Your body language may...
We are also influenced by our nonverbals, our thoughts and our feelings and our physiology. So what nonverbals am I talking about? I'm a social psychologist. I study prejudice, and I teach at a competitive business school,
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Pamela Ronald: The case...
may be denied access because of the vague fears and prejudices of those who have enough to eat. We have a huge challenge in front of us. Let's celebrate scientific innovation and use it. It's our responsibility
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What it's like to be a...
Well, one study -- actually, several studies in neuroscience -- show that when we're afraid, at least three things happen. We become more accepting of authoritarianism, conformity and prejudice.
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Photography as...
to keep getting better every single day. I mean, it's like basketball, right? And I use this quote a little bit as a life hack, is "To be relentlessly curious, without fear of prejudice." And I think my curiosity is really brought out through photography. You know, how you can capture a really beautiful image
Video examples
Baby Siamese Crocodiles...
do you think people don't care about Crocs because they look you know impress impatiens right then it's true and it's it's sad really I mean it's almost like a sort of prejudice against these animals because they haven't got fair yeah actually not cuddly they're not company now and a lot more endangered
Video examples
The nightmare videos of...
We've taken all of this influence, all of these things, and munged them together in a way that no one really intended. And yet, this is also the way that we're building the entire world. We're taking all of this data, a lot of it bad data, a lot of historical data full of prejudice,
Video examples
To listen is to live PIPE...
challenge yourself to let go of our biases our prejudices the way in which we see the world of course it's easier said than done but I ask you to quiet that voice in your head that contradicts what the speakers have to say because they may open horizons so I think about
Video examples
My failed mission to...
every time I reflect back on the bias and prejudice that I've faced in my life, or when there's another hate crime or a senseless tragedy that underscores the disheartening sense that our differences might be insurmountable. I then remind myself that I have evidence
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
their eyes glaze over, and they think I'm a little crazy. So, I hope to pierce that prejudice forever with this group. We call it mycophobia, the irrational fear of the unknown, when it comes to fungi. Mushrooms are very fast in their growth.
Video examples
How does the Rorschach...
as a sort of universal personality test. Employers made prejudiced hiring decisions based on reductive decoding charts. As the test left clinics and entered popular culture its reputation among medical professionals plummeted,
Video examples
Your body language may...
We are also influenced by our nonverbals, our thoughts and our feelings and our physiology. So what nonverbals am I talking about? I'm a social psychologist. I study prejudice, and I teach at a competitive business school,
Video examples
Pamela Ronald: The case...
may be denied access because of the vague fears and prejudices of those who have enough to eat. We have a huge challenge in front of us. Let's celebrate scientific innovation and use it. It's our responsibility
Video examples
What it's like to be a...
Well, one study -- actually, several studies in neuroscience -- show that when we're afraid, at least three things happen. We become more accepting of authoritarianism, conformity and prejudice.
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Jack Ma
Chinese Businessman
I want to stress the importance of being fair to our readers. You should not impose your own view and prejudice on the readers and try to lead them to a conclusion. As a reader, I understand what a fair report is.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
It's good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for awhile their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers.
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Frances Wright
Scottish Writer
The simplest principles become difficult of practice, when habits, formed in error, have been fixed by time, and the simplest truths hard to receive when prejudice has warped the mind.
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Genesis P-Orridge
English Musician
Once you're looking for wisdom, you have to look at why things happen and why people behave how they do: you cannot, in all conscience, accept any form of prejudice.
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Frederick the Great
Royalty
The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.
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Francis Jeffrey
Scottish Judge
There is nothing respecting which a man may be so long unconscious as of the extent and strength of his prejudices.
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Gary Weiss
American Journalist
India may be the only country in the world that has been free of anti-Semitic prejudice throughout its history.
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Frank Knox
American Public Servant
Some one has said that most of us don't think, we just occasionally rearrange our prejudices.
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A. A. Gill
British Writer
I don't have prejudices against anybody. I have opinions, based on a lifetime's experience.
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Ethel Waters
American Musician
All my life I've been prejudiced against wealthy people.
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Jack Ma
Chinese Businessman
I want to stress the importance of being fair to our readers. You should not impose your own view and prejudice on the readers and try to lead them to a conclusion. As a reader, I understand what a fair report is.
Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
It's good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for awhile their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers.
Quote examples
Frances Wright
Scottish Writer
The simplest principles become difficult of practice, when habits, formed in error, have been fixed by time, and the simplest truths hard to receive when prejudice has warped the mind.
Quote examples
Genesis P-Orridge
English Musician
Once you're looking for wisdom, you have to look at why things happen and why people behave how they do: you cannot, in all conscience, accept any form of prejudice.
Quote examples
Frederick the Great
Royalty
The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.
Quote examples
Francis Jeffrey
Scottish Judge
There is nothing respecting which a man may be so long unconscious as of the extent and strength of his prejudices.
Quote examples
Gary Weiss
American Journalist
India may be the only country in the world that has been free of anti-Semitic prejudice throughout its history.
Quote examples
Frank Knox
American Public Servant
Some one has said that most of us don't think, we just occasionally rearrange our prejudices.
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A. A. Gill
British Writer
I don't have prejudices against anybody. I have opinions, based on a lifetime's experience.
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Ethel Waters
American Musician
All my life I've been prejudiced against wealthy people.
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