adj · noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Pronunciation spelling of prejudiced, representing African-American Vernacular English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
Morality is but a prejudice.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prepossess
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: influence, act upon, work
Narrower terms: bias, predetermine
11
verb
Meaning 11
disadvantage by prejudice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour
History
Etymology
From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, derived from Latin praeiūdicium (“previous judgment or damage”), from prae- (“before”) + iūdicium (“judgment”).
Across languages
Translations
149 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
tangë
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Albanian:
paragjykim
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Arabic:
إِجْحَاف
(ʔijḥāf)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Arabic:
تَحَامُل
(taḥāmul)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Arabic:
تَحَيُّز
(taḥayyuz)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Armenian:
նախապաշարմունք
(naxapašarmunkʻ)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Azerbaijani:
qərəz
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Azerbaijani:
xurafat
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Bashkir:
хөрәфәт
(xörəfət)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Belarusian:
прадузя́тасць
(praduzjátascʹ)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Belarusian:
прадузя́тасьць
(praduzjátasʹcʹ)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Belarusian:
прадузя́цце
(praduzjáccje)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Belarusian:
прадузя́цьце
(praduzjácʹcje)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Bulgarian:
предубежде́ние
(predubeždénie)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Bulgarian:
предразсъ́дък
(predrazsǎ́dǎk)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Burmese:
ဘက်လိုက်မှု
(bhakluikhmu.)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Catalan:
prejudici
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Chinese Mandarin:
成見 /成见
(chéngjiàn)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Chinese Mandarin:
偏見 /偏见
(piānjiàn)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Czech:
předsudek
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Danish:
fordom
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Dutch:
vooroordeel
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Esperanto:
antaŭjuĝo
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Estonian:
eelarvamus
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Finnish:
ennakkoluulo
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
French:
préjugé
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Georgian:
ცრურწმენა
(crurc̣mena)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
German:
Vorurteil
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
German:
Voreingenommenheit
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Gothic:
𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃
(faurdōmeins)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Greek:
προκατάληψη
(prokatálipsi)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Ancient Greek:
πρόκριμα
(prókrima)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Hebrew:
דֵּעָה קְדוּמָה
(de'á kdumá)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Hindi:
पूर्वाग्रह
(pūrvāgrah)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Hindi:
तअस्सुब
(taassub)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Hungarian:
előítélet
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Icelandic:
fordómar
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Indonesian:
prasangka
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Italian:
pregiudizio
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Japanese:
偏見
(henken)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Japanese:
僻見
(hekiken)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Japanese:
先入観
(sennyūkan)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Kazakh:
ағат пікірлілік
(ağat pıkırlılık)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Khmer:
អគតិ
(ʼaʼkĕəʼteʼ)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Korean:
편견
(pyeon'gyeon)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Northern Kurdish:
pêşdarazî
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Lao:
ອະຄະຕິ
(ʼa kha ti)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Latvian:
aizspriedums
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Lithuanian:
išankstinis nusistatymas
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Macedonian:
предрасуда
(predrasuda)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Malay:
prejudis
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Malay:
prasangka
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Norwegian Bokmål:
fordom
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Pali:
agati
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Iranian Persian:
پیشداوَری
(piš-dâvari)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Iranian Persian:
تَعَصُّب
(ta'assob)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Polish:
uprzedzenie
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Portuguese:
preconceito
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Romanian:
prejudecată
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Russian:
предубежде́ние
(predubeždénije)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Russian:
предрассу́док
(predrassúdok)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Russian:
предвзя́тость
(predvzjátostʹ)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Serbo-Croatian:
прѐдра̄суда
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Serbo-Croatian:
предубеђење
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Serbo-Croatian:
prèdrāsuda
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Serbo-Croatian:
predubeđenje
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Slovak:
predsudok
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Slovene:
predsodek
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Spanish:
prejuicio
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Swedish:
fördom
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Tagalog:
prehuwisyo
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Tajik:
ғалатфаҳмӣ
(ġalatfahmi)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Tajik:
таассуб
(taassub)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Thai:
อคติ
(à-ká-dtì)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Turkish:
önyargı
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Turkish:
ön yargı
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Ukrainian:
упере́дження
(uperédžennja)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Ukrainian:
упере́дженість
(uperédženistʹ)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Urdu:
تَعَصُّب
(ta'assub)
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Uzbek:
xurofot
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Uzbek:
taassub
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Vietnamese:
định kiến
— adverse judgement formed beforehand
Bulgarian:
предубежде́ние
(predubeždénie)
— any preconceived opinion
Bulgarian:
предразсъ́дък
(predrazsǎ́dǎk)
— any preconceived opinion
Chinese Mandarin:
成見 /成见
(chéngjiàn)
— any preconceived opinion
Czech:
předsudek
— any preconceived opinion
Danish:
fordom
— any preconceived opinion
Dutch:
vooroordeel
— any preconceived opinion
Esperanto:
antaŭjuĝo
— any preconceived opinion
Finnish:
ennakkokäsitys
— any preconceived opinion
French:
préjugé
— any preconceived opinion
French:
idée préconçue
— any preconceived opinion
German:
vorgefasste Meinung
— any preconceived opinion
German:
Vorurteil
— any preconceived opinion
Hindi:
पूर्वाग्रह
(pūrvāgrah)
— any preconceived opinion
Hungarian:
elfogultság
— any preconceived opinion
Japanese:
先入観
(sennyūkan)
— any preconceived opinion
Korean:
선입관
(seonipgwan)
— any preconceived opinion
Latvian:
iepriekšēja noskaņošanās
— any preconceived opinion
Latvian:
aizspriedums
— any preconceived opinion
Lithuanian:
išankstinis nusistatymas
— any preconceived opinion
Norwegian Bokmål:
fordom
— any preconceived opinion
Portuguese:
prejulgamento
— any preconceived opinion
Portuguese:
pressuposição
— any preconceived opinion
Portuguese:
preconceito
— any preconceived opinion
Romanian:
prejudecată
— any preconceived opinion
Russian:
предубежде́ние
(predubeždénije)
— any preconceived opinion
Russian:
предрассу́док
(predrassúdok)
— any preconceived opinion
Serbo-Croatian:
прѐдра̄суда
— any preconceived opinion
Serbo-Croatian:
prèdrāsuda
— any preconceived opinion
Slovak:
predsudok
— any preconceived opinion
Spanish:
prejuicio
— any preconceived opinion
Thai:
อุปาทาน
(ù-bpaa-taan)
— any preconceived opinion