prejudiced

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adjective

prej·u·diced ˈpre-jə-dəst

Synonyms of prejudiced next

: resulting from or having a prejudice or bias for or especially against

prejudiced

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past tense and past participle of prejudice entry 2

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Prejudice: For or Against?

Although prejudice, with its connotations of intolerance , implies a negative bias, the word can be used in positive constructions:

I, too, appreciate projects that treat a difficult subject with rigor, although I'll confess to harboring a bit of prejudice toward thing-biographies.
Adam Baer, Harper's, May 2011

That's true for the participial adjective prejudiced as well:

“The question itself as posed in the survey obviously is prejudiced in favor of the program,” said Tod Story, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada.
Neal Morton, Las Vegas Review Journal, 2 Aug. 2016

In negative constructions, prejudice and prejudiced often precede against:

Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker on Tuesday ruled that claims of juror misconduct by former House Speaker Mike Hubbard failed to show that the jury was prejudiced against Hubbard.
Mike Cason, AL.com, 19 Oct. 2016

Examples of prejudiced in a Sentence

Adjective Most Americans deny being prejudiced against people of other races. I was prejudiced against the movie because of its title.

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Advertisement Olivet President Jonathan Park and Vice President Walker Tzeng said that the probe was racially and religiously prejudiced and was prompted by news reports from Newsweek, which university leaders claimed to be inaccurate. —

Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024 The story explores the paths to reconciliation through family and focuses on reflecting the prejudiced behaviors that still exist in small towns. —

Jamie Lang, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024 This is a specifically modern issue, where fan criticism stops being constructive and instead morphs into overly negative and prejudiced attacks on products, organizations, or individuals. —

Callum Booth, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, founded by Kraft, says 10% of U.S. adult males are blatantly prejudiced against Jewish people and tend to be outspoken about it. —

Jessica Golden, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for prejudiced