prejudice vs prejudiced :

prejudice vs prejudiced

prejudice or prejudiced

Prejudice is any preconceived opinion, judgement or feeling whether positive or negative formed beforehand without the knowledge of facts. It is a judgement based of sentiments.

"I'd like to sue the judge of his prejudice in handling the case of the protesters."

Prejudice and prejudiced are part of the same word family. The meaning is that you form an opinion based on pre-conceived ideas about a person or thing, rather than on actual experience or facts. Prejudice is the noun form and prejudiced is the adjective form.

“John has a prejudice against immigrants even though he has never met someone who was born in another country.”
 “John is prejudiced against immigrants even though he has never met someone who was born in another country.”


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Definitions
  prejudice
  • n  a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
  • v  disadvantage by prejudice
  • v  influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
  prejudiced
  • v  disadvantage by prejudice
  • v  influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
  • s  emanating from a person's emotions and prejudices
  • a  being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
    a prejudiced judge
News & Articles
  prejudice
  • Class Action Lawsuit against Columbia Laboratories Dismissed without Prejudice
    Columbia Laboratories, Inc. announced today that the previously disclosed putative class action lawsuit filed against the Company, Actavis, Inc. and certain officers of both companies in the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, entitled In re Columbia Laboratories, Inc., Securities Litigation, has been dismissed without prejudice.
    June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
  • Class Action Lawsuit against Columbia Laboratories Dismissed without Prejudice
    Columbia Laboratories, Inc. announced today that the previously disclosed putative class action lawsuit filed against the Company, Actavis, Inc. and certain officers of both companies in the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, entitled In re Columbia Laboratories, Inc., Securities Litigation, has been dismissed without prejudice.
    June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
  • Ex-official: D.C. labor union bias at root of prejudice claims
    The D.C. board that adjudicates public employee disputes has been accused of discriminating against whites and conservatives, but city officials also have questioned whether claims of prejudice are rooted in a labor union bias on the part of the board's members, according to the board's former executive director. Documents obtained ...
    June 11, 2013 - The Washington Times
  prejudiced
  • Why racism unleashed online after interracial Cheerios ad might help race relations
    Sometimes, it feels as if social media is filled with a cadre of prejudiced oddballs intent on exposing their ignorance at every turn – creating an avalanche of racist nonsense for the rest of us to sort through.
    June 13, 2013 - St. Petersburg Times Blogs
  • Appeals court upholds local ruling
    PRINCETON—The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled last week that a Princeton man’s right to speedy trial in a child molestation case has not been prejudiced, upholding a local court ruling denying a motion to dismiss the charge against Stephen Hollingsworth.
    June 10, 2013 - Princeton Daily Clarion
  • GRILLO: Unique Merion course makes for interesting U.S. Open setting
    The 113th U.S. Open golf tournament is likely to be the best piece of golf any of us has seen in ages. One reason is the site of the action – Merion’s famed East course just outside Philadelphia. OK, I might be a little prejudiced, but not much.
    June 10, 2013 - Rocky Mount Telegram