Word Meanings - PREJUDICE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment. 4. Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. Locke. England and France might, through their amity, Breed him some prejudice. Shak. Syn. -- Prejudgment;

Additional info about word: PREJUDICE

A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment. 4. Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. Locke. England and France might, through their amity, Breed him some prejudice. Shak. Syn. -- Prejudgment; prepossession; bias; harm; hurt; damage; detriment; mischief; disadvantage. (more info) 1. Foresight. Naught might hinder his quick prejudize. Spenser. 2. An opinion or judgment formed without due examination; prejudgment; a leaning toward one side of a question from other considerations than those belonging to it; an unreasonable predilection for, or objection against, anything; especially, an opinion or leaning adverse to anything, without just grounds, or before sufficient knowledge. Though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man. Macaulay.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of PREJUDICE)

• Bigotry
• Prejudice
• Pharisaism
• obstinacy
• credulity
• fanaticism
• intolerance
• superstition
• Cobweb
• Trifle
• cipher
• moonshine
• prejudice
• bugbear
• phantasy
• caprice
• Detriment
• Loss
• harm
• hurt
• injury
• deterioration
• impairment
• disadvantage
• damage
• inconvenience
• Predilection
• Prepossession
• preference
• leaning
• liking
• fondness
• bias
• inclination
• predisposition
• tendency
• partiality
• Warp
• Turn
• twist
• shrink
• give
• contort
• unhinge
• distort
• corrupt
• narrow
• pervert

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of PREJUDICE)

• Mend
• repair
• purify
• cleanse
• correct
• ameliorate
• better
• Suit
• aid
• benefit
• subserve
• assist
• help

Related words: (words related to PREJUDICE)

• ASSISTANTLY
  In a manner to give aid.
• SUPERSTITIONIST
  One addicted to superstition. "Blind superstitionists." Dr. H. More.
• CONTORTION
  A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face. Swift. All the contortions of the sibyl, without the inspiration. Burke.
• PHANTASY
  See FANCY
• PURIFY
  1. To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture, or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious matter; as, to purify liquors or metals; to purify the blood; to purify the air. 2. Hence, in figurative uses: To free from guilt
• CORRECTLY
  In a correct manner; exactly; acurately; without fault or error.
• MOONSHINER
  A person engaged in illicit distilling; -- so called because the work is largely done at night.
• TRIFLE
  trifle, probably the same word as F. truffe truffle, the word being 1. A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair. With such poor trifles playing. Drayton. Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong
• LEANING
  The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism.
• ASSISTANCE
  1. The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. Without the assistance of a mortal hand. Shak. 2. An assistant or helper; a body of helpers. Wat Tyler killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor of London, and his assistance,
• CORRUPTIONIST
  One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption. Sydney Smith.
• CORRUPTIBLE
  1. Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay. "Our corruptible bodies." Hooker. Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold. 1 Pet. i. 18. 2. Capable of being corrupted, or morally vitiated; susceptible of depravation.
• ASSIST
  To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor. Assist me, knight. I am undone! Shak. Syn. -- To help; aid; second; back; support; relieve; succor; befriend; sustain; favor. See Help.
• SHRINKINGLY
  In a shrinking manner.
• LIKEROUS; LIKEROUSNESS
  See CHAUCER
• UNHINGE
  1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door. 2. To displace; to unfix by violence. Blackmore. 3. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves. Why should I then unhinge my brains,
• IMPAIRMENT
  The state of being impaired; injury. "The impairment of my health." Dryden.
• BENEFIT SOCIETY
  A society or association formed for mutual insurance, as among tradesmen or in labor unions, to provide for relief in sickness, old age, and for the expenses of burial. Usually called friendly society in Great Britain.
• CORRECTORY
  Containing or making correction; corrective.
• LEANLY
  Meagerly; without fat or plumpness.
• PRIESTLIKE
  Priestly. B. Jonson.
• MINIONLIKE; MINIONLY
  Like a minion; daintily. Camden.
• STATESMANLIKE
  Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman.
• WELL-LIKING
  Being in good condition. They also shall bring forth more fruit in their age, and shall be fat and well-liking. Bk. of Com. Prayer .
• DEATHLIKE
  1. Resembling death. A deathlike slumber, and a dead repose. Pope. 2. Deadly. "Deathlike dragons." Shak.
• CLEANSABLE
  Capable of being cleansed. Sherwood.
• CHURCHLIKE
  Befitting a church or a churchman; becoming to a clergyman. Shak.
• SOLDIERLIKE
  Like a soldier; soldierly.
• CLEAN-CUT
  See CLEAR-CUT
• BEASTLIKE
  Like a beast.
• CLEANNESS
  1. The state or quality of being clean. 2. Purity of life or language; freedom from licentious courses. Chaucer.