Etymology : Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praejudicium previous judgment, damage, from prae- + judicium judgment; more at JUDICIAL
Pronunciation : 'pre-j&-d&s
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. preconceived opinion, bias; prejudgment, sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances. express a preconceived opinion, express one's biases; infringe on someone's rights, injure the rights of another. prejudiceyou can click anywhere, but just don't click here.prejudice \prej"u*dice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. prejudiced ; p. pr. & vb. n. prejudicing .] [cf. f. préjudicier. see:
prejudice, n.].
2. to cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind of, by hasty and incorrect notions; to give an unreasonable bent to, as to one side or the other of a cause; as, to prejudice a critic or a juryman. suffer not any beloved study to prejudice your mind so far as to despise all other learning. watts.
3. to obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias of the mind; hence, generally, to hurt; to damage; to injure; to impair; as, to prejudice a good cause. seek how may prejudice the foe. prejudice \prej"u*dice\ , n. [f. préjudice, l. praejudicium; prae before + judicium judgment. see:
prejudicate, judicial.].
4. foresight. [obs.] naught might hinder his quick prejudize.
5. an opinion or judgment formed without due examination; prejudgment; a leaning toward one side of a question from other considerations than those belonging to it; an unreasonable predilection for, or objection against, anything; especially, an opinion or leaning adverse to anything, without just grounds, or before sufficient knowledge. though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man.
6. (law) a bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment.
7. mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. england and france might, through their amity, breed him some prejudice.
8. Foresight.
9. An opinion or judgment formed without due examination; prejudgment; a leaning toward one side of a question from other considerations than those belonging to it; an unreasonable predilection for, or objection against, anything; especially, an opinion or leaning adverse to anything, without just grounds, or before sufficient knowledge.
10. A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment.
11. Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
12. To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind of, by hasty and incorrect notions; to give an unreasonable bent to, as to one side or the other of a cause; as, to prejudice a critic or a juryman.
13. To obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias of the mind; hence, generally, to hurt; to damage; to injure; to impair; as, to prejudice a good cause. influence opinion in advance disadvantage by prejudice.
14. 1. Prejudice is an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people or things, or a preference for a one group of people or things over another. There is widespread prejudice against workers over 45 He said he hoped the Swiss authorities would investigate the case thoroughly and without prejudice.
15. If you prejudice someone or something, you influence them so that they are unfair in some way. I think your South American youth has prejudiced you He claimed his case would be prejudiced if it became known he was refusing to answer questions.
16. If someone prejudices another person's situation, they do something which makes it worse than it should be. Her study was not in any way intended to prejudice the future development of the college.
17. If you take an action without prejudice to an existing situation, your action does not change or harm that situation. We accept the outcome of the inquiry, without prejudice to the unsettled question of territorial waters.