prejudice

prejudice
{{11}}prejudice (n.) late 13c., "despite, contempt," from O.Fr. prejudice (13c.), from M.L. prejudicium "injustice," from L. praejudicium "prior judgment," from prae- "before" (see PRE- (Cf. pre-)) + judicium "judgment," from judex (gen. judicis) "judge." Meaning "injury, physical harm" is mid-14c., as is legal sense "detriment or damage caused by the violation of a legal right." Meaning "preconceived opinion" (especially but not necessarily unfavorable) is from late 14c.
{{12}}prejudice (v.) mid-15c., "to injure or be detrimental to," from PREJUDICE (Cf. prejudice) (n.). The meaning "to affect or fill with prejudice" is from c.1600. Related: Prejudiced; prejudicing.

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  • 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

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