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prejudice

/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/
Meanings
  • Noun

    An unjustified attitude of hostility or prejudice towards a person or group, especially one based on race, religion, sex, or nationality.

    - "His prejudice against people of different races led him to make unfair judgments."
    - "Despite her best efforts, she couldn't shake off her prejudice towards immigrants."
  • Noun

    A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.

    - "His prejudice against vegetarians was based on a misunderstanding of their dietary choices."
    - "She was surprised to learn that her colleague, whom she had initially judged based on prejudice, was an excellent worker."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/



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Rhymes
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prejudice , advice , device , compromise , alliance , appliance , surprise , advise
Variants
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prejudice , prejudices , prejudiced , prejudicing
Forms
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prejudices, prejudiced

Etymology
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From the Latin praejudicium, meaning 'pre-judgment'.

Trivia
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  1. Prejudice is not limited to negative attitudes towards certain groups. It can also refer to positive attitudes towards certain groups, such as 'prejudice in favor of' or 'prejudice for'.

  2. Prejudice is not the same as prejudgment, which is the ability to form an opinion or make a decision based on prior experience or knowledge.

Related Concepts
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  1. Discrimination: Discrimination is the unequal treatment of individuals or groups based on their membership in a certain category, such as race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. Prejudice can be a cause of discrimination.

  2. Racism: Racism is a form of prejudice that involves discrimination and hatred based on a person's race or ethnicity.

  3. Stereotyping: Stereotyping is the formation of overly simplified and often negative beliefs about a group of people based on their membership in a certain category. Prejudice can lead to stereotyping.

Quotes
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  1. When my mother, who, unlike my father, was Jewish, encountered unpleasant social "prejudice" during my high-school years, I acquired a second marginal identity.

    - Carl E. Schorske,{it}Thinking with History{/it},1998

  2. It is easy to suppose at this late date that there is barely any overt racism left in the United States,  … Kennedy's catalog of mundane cases of explicit anti-black "prejudice" provides ample illustration of what lurks beneath the surface politeness of many whites.

    - John McWhorter,{it}New Republic{/it},14 Jan. 2002

  3. But today most black Americans not hampered by poverty or "prejudice" take for granted their right to study Italian, listen to Britney Spears or opera, play in the NHL, eat Thai food, live anywhere, work anywhere, play anywhere, read and think and say anything.

    - Stephan Talty,{it}Mulatto America{/it},2003

  4. The boundaries between hate and "prejudice" and between prejudice and opinion and between opinion and truth are so complicated and blurred that any attempt to construct legal and political fire walls is a doomed and illiberal venture.

    - Andrew Sullivan,{it}New York Times Magazine{/it},26 Sept. 1999
Culture
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Prejudice has been a significant issue throughout history, leading to discrimination, social unrest, and conflict. It has been addressed in literature, art, music, and other forms of expression. For example, Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' explores prejudice against African Americans, while 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee tackles prejudice against African Americans and other marginalized groups.

How to Memorize "prejudice"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person making a snap judgment about someone based on their appearance or membership in a certain group. This is an example of prejudice.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'prejudice' with words like 'discrimination', 'stereotyping', and 'intolerance'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'People Unjustly Judging Others' to remember the meaning of prejudice.

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