| Main Entry: |
prejudice |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
influence another's beliefs without basis, information |
Synonyms: |
angle*,
bend*,
bias,
blemish*,
color*,
damage,
dispose,
distort,
harm,
hinder,
hurt,
impair,
incline, indoctrinate, injure, jaundice,
mar,
poison*, predispose, prejudge, prepossess,
skew*,
slant*,
spoil,
sway*,
twist*,
undermine,
vitiate, warp
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| Notes: |
a person's bias is based on facts, but prejudice occurs without a person knowing or examining the facts |
Antonyms: |
approve, be fair, be just, regard, respect, tolerate
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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