Prejudge vs. Prejudice — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Prejudge and Prejudice
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Prejudge
To judge beforehand without possessing adequate evidence
The community prejudged him as guilty before the trial had even started.
Prejudice
Prejudice can be an affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived group membership. The word is often used to refer to a preconceived (usually unfavourable) evaluation or classification of another person based on that person's perceived political affiliation, sex, gender, beliefs, values, social class, age, disability, religion, sexuality, race, ethnicity, language, nationality, complexion, beauty, height, occupation, wealth, education, criminality, sport-team affiliation, music tastes or other personal characteristics.The word "prejudice" can also refer to unfounded or pigeonholed beliefs and it may apply to "any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence".
Prejudge
(ambitransitive) To form a judgment of (something) in advance.
Prejudice
The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions
“This is not actually a volume of the best short stories … These are just the stories that I like best, and I am full of prejudice and strong opinions” (Ann Patchett).
Prejudge
To judge before hearing, or before full and sufficient examination; to decide or sentence by anticipation; to condemn beforehand.
The committee of council hath prejudged the whole case, by calling the united sense of both houses of Parliament" a universal clamor."
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Prejudice
An adverse judgment or opinion formed unfairly or without knowledge of the facts
A boy with a prejudice against unfamiliar foods.
Prejudge
Judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
Prejudice
Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular social group, such as a race or the adherents of a religion.
Prejudice
Detriment or harm caused to a person, especially in a legal case
The delay operated to her prejudice.
Prejudice
Preclusionary effect, preventing further pursuit of one's interests
The case was dismissed with prejudice.
Prejudice
To fill with prejudice or cause to judge with prejudice
My rural upbringing has prejudiced me against living in the city.
Prejudice
To affect detrimentally or harmfully by a judgment or act
Negative media coverage prejudiced people's opinion of the mayor.
Prejudice
(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
Prejudice
(countable) A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
Prejudice
(countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
Prejudice
(obsolete) Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
Prejudice
Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
Prejudice
(transitive) To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).
Prejudice
(transitive) To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of.
Prejudice
Misspelling of prejudiced
Prejudice
Foresight.
Naught might hinder his quick prejudize.
Prejudice
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.
Prejudice
A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment.
Prejudice
Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
England and France might, through their amity,Breed him some prejudice.
Prejudice
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.
Prejudice
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
A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
Prejudice
Disadvantage by prejudice
Prejudice
Influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
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