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to prejudice
01
to unfairly influence someone's opinion or judgment about someone or something
Transitive: to prejudice sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
prejudice
3rd person singular
prejudices
Past simple
prejudiced
Past participle
prejudiced
Examples
Her negative experiences prejudiced her against people from that particular ethnicity.
02
to harm or reduce someone's chances, prospects, or standing
Transitive: to prejudice an opportunity or prospect
Examples
The false rumors prejudiced her reputation in the workplace.
Prejudice
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
prejudices
Examples
His remarks revealed a deep-seated prejudice against immigrants.
02
damage done to someone because of unfair ideas or beliefs about them
Examples
They worked to stop any prejudice in how people are treated in school.
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