prejudice
US: /ˈpɹɛdʒədɪs/
UK: /pɹˈɛdʒuːdɪs/
UK: /pɹˈɛdʒuːdɪs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
prejudice /'predʤudis/
- danh từ
- định kiến, thành kiến, thiên kiến
- to have a prejudice against someone: có thành kiến đối với ai
- to have a prejudice in favour of someone: có định kiến thiên về ai
- mối hại, mối tổn hại, mối thiệt hại
- to the prejudice of: làm thiệt hại cho
- without prejudice to: không có gì tổn hại cho, không có gì thiệt hại cho
- định kiến, thành kiến, thiên kiến
- ngoại động từ
- làm cho (ai) có định kiến, làm cho (ai) có thành kiến
- to prejudice someone against someone: làm cho ai có thành kiến đối với ai
- to prejudice someone in favour of someone: làm cho ai có định kiến thiên về ai
- to be prejudiced: có định kiến, có thành kiến
- làm hại cho, làm thiệt cho
- làm cho (ai) có định kiến, làm cho (ai) có thành kiến
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun [U, C] ~ (against sb/sth) an unreasonable dislike of or PREFERENCE for a person, group, custom, etc., especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etc: a victim of racial prejudice + Their decision was based on ignorance and prejudice. + There is little prejudice against workers from other EU states. + I must admit to a prejudice in favour of British universities.
Idioms: without prejudice (to sth) (law) without affecting any other legal matter: They agreed to pay compensation without prejudice (= without admitting guilt).
+ verb [VN]
1 ~ sb (against sb/sth) to influence sb so that they have an unfair or unreasonable opinion about sb/sth: The prosecution lawyers have been trying to prejudice the jury against her.
2 (formal) to have a harmful effect on sth: Any delay will prejudice the child's welfare.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 partiality, preconception, prejudgement, bias, leaning, warp, twist, preconceived notion, predisposition, predilection, jaundiced eye, jaundice:
The judge showed an unfortunate prejudice against my client.
2 bigotry, unfairness, bias, partisanship, favouritism, cronyism, discrimination, intolerance, inequality; racism, racialism, apartheid, Jim Crowism, sexism, (male) chauvinism:
There is still prejudice against many minority groups in society.
v.
3 bias, influence, warp, twist, distort, slant; colour, jaundice, poison:
Stop trying to prejudice me against the book, and let me form my own opinion. Are you prejudiced in favour of Anita's getting the job?
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, strong | blatant | serious, unfair
(both law)
| personal | old
It's hard to break down old prejudices.
| blind, irrational | anti-gay, anti-Catholic, etc. | class, cultural, political, racial, religious, sectarian, sexist
VERB + PREJUDICE
have, hold
We all have prejudices of some kind.
| air, express
He sat there airing his personal prejudices.
| arouse, feed, stir up | appeal to, pander to
We must not pander to the irrational prejudices of a small minority.
| confirm | come up against, encounter
She had never encountered such deep prejudice before.
| suffer | challenge | overcome | break down, eliminate, eradicate
PREP.
~ about
a book written to challenge prejudices about disabled people
| ~ against
deep-rooted prejudice against homosexuals
| ~ among
prejudice among ignorant people
| ~ towards
prejudice towards immigrants
PHRASES
a victim of prejudice
1 cause sb to have a prejudice
ADV.
unfairly
PREP.
against, in favour of
Reading newspaper reports had unfairly prejudiced the jury in her favour.
2 weaken sth/make it less fair
ADV.
seriously, severely, substantially
VERB + PREJUDICE
be likely to
She did not disclose evidence that was likely to prejudice her client's case
Concise English dictionary
prejudices|prejudiced|prejudicing'predʒʊdɪs
noun
+a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
verb
+disadvantage by prejudice
+influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
