prejudice

US /ˈprɛdʒədɪs/

UK /'predʒʊdɪs/

B2

verb

  • Law to make ineffective, e.g. evidence in a trial
  • To cause to hold unreasonable or unfair beliefs

noun

  • Dislike based only on which race people are of
  • Unfairness due to dislike of a different group

Examples

Reading newspaper reports had unfairly prejudiced the jury in her favour.

We all have prejudices of some kind.