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English noun: prejudice | |||
| 1. | prejudice (cognition) a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation | ||
| Synonyms | bias, preconception | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | partiality, partisanship | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | experimenter bias, homophobia, irrational hostility, Islamophobia, racism, taboo, tabu, tendentiousness | ||
English verb: prejudice | |||
| 1. | prejudice (social) disadvantage by prejudice | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour | ||
| Domain category | justice | ||
| 2. | prejudice (cognition) influence (somebody's) opinion in advance | ||
| Synonyms | prepossess | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act upon, influence, work | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bias, bias, predetermine | ||
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