prejudice

/หˆpษนษ›dอกส’ษ™dษชs/

IPA: /P R EH1 JH AH0 D IH0 S/

noun
  1. 1

    An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.

  2. 2

    Any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.

  3. 3

    An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.

    โ€œI am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.โ€

  4. 4

    Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.

  5. 5

    Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.

verb
  1. 1

    To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).

  2. 2

    To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prejudice