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prejudiced
1. adj. Having prejudices.
prejudice
1. n. An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
2. n. Any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
3. n. An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
4. n. (obsolete) Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
5. n. (obsolete) Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
6. v. To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).
7. v. To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of.

Example Sentences

I told you, I'm not prejudiced.  I'm hearing the same prejudiced generalizations that ignorant people have been making from the year one.  Notwithstanding the legitimate nature of the subject of the discussion and the presenter's well-known approach and style, the programme's active reinforcement of prejudiced views about asylum seekers exceeded acceptable boundaries for transmission.

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