prejudice

prejudice
01. There is a lot of [prejudice] against women in the workplace, which can keep them from rising to high positions in some companies.
02. The defendant's lawyer was afraid that widespread newspaper coverage of the murder would be [prejudicial] to his client's getting a fair trial.
03. There is [prejudice] everywhere, against other races, the opposite gender, those who are older, younger, shorter, poorer, richer, less educated, etc.
04. The tragedy of racial [prejudice] is that it often keeps people from realizing their true potential.
05. We are all the victims of our own [prejudices], which we must work to become aware of if we hope to overcome them.
06. A recent study suggests that both the highly committed religious person and the nonreligious person are among the least [prejudiced] members of our society.
07. A 1961 study by Berger noted that people's ethics and esthetics faithfully mirror their class [prejudices] and tastes.
08. Social [prejudice] against former convicts only makes it more difficult for them to reintegrate into society once they have completed their prison sentences.
09. As the child of a black mother and an Asian father, Kyle had to put up with a certain amount of [prejudice] from children at school.
10. W. C. Fields once said, "I am free of all [prejudices]. I hate everyone equally."
11. Thomas Weston once remarked that [prejudice] is just another word for ignorance.
12. Someone once said that it isn't easy for an idea to squeeze itself into a head filled with [prejudice].
13. Henry David Thoreau once noted that it is never too late to give up our [prejudices].
14. I've heard it said that everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate [prejudices] - just recognize them.
15. There is a Hebrew proverb which states that opinions founded on [prejudice] are always sustained with the greatest violence.
16. I think the boss was [prejudiced] against you when selecting someone for the position of office manager. He's afraid that you will do too good a job, and eventually replace him.
17. The likelihood of the occurrence of [prejudice] and discriminatory behavior is increased by stereotypes.
18. Repeated exposure to individuals in a stereotyped group has been show to result in a reduction in [prejudice].

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • prejudice — prej·u·dice 1 / pre jə dəs/ n [Old French, from Latin praejudicium previous judgment, damage, from prae before + judicium judgment] 1: injury or detriment to one s legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as a: substantial… …   Law dictionary

  • prejudice — Prejudice, in normal usage, means preconceived opinion or bias, against or in favour of, a person or thing. While it is important to remember that biases can be positive as well as negative, nevertheless the term most commonly refers to a… …   Dictionary of sociology

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  • prejudice — Prejudice, m. penac. Est avantjugé, un jugement donné qui fait consequence à ce qui reste à juger, Praeiudicium. Voilà pourquoy on en use pour dommage, comme, Cela tourne à mon grand prejudice, Id magno mihi est detrimento. Et, Sans prejudice de… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Prejudice — Prej u*dice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prejudiced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prejudicing}.] [Cf. F. pr[ e]judicier. See {Prejudice}, n.] 1. To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prejudice — [prej′ə dis] n. [ME < MFr < L praejudicium < prae , before (see PRE ) + judicium, judgment < judex (gen. judicis), JUDGE] 1. a judgment or opinion formed before the facts are known; preconceived idea, favorable or, more usually,… …   English World dictionary

  • prejudice — in the meaning ‘bias’ or ‘partiality’, is followed by against or in favour of, but not (on the analogy of hostility, objection, etc.) to: a prejudice against eating late, not ☒ a prejudice to eating late. In its meaning ‘irrational dislike’, it… …   Modern English usage

  • prejudice — ► NOUN 1) preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or experience. 2) unjust behaviour formed on such a basis. 3) chiefly Law harm that may result from some action or judgement. ► VERB 1) give rise to prejudice in (someone); make biased.… …   English terms dictionary

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