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prejudiced

adjective

prej·​u·​diced ˈpre-jə-dəst How to pronounce prejudiced (audio)
: resulting from or having a prejudice or bias for or especially against

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Prejudice: For or Against?

Although prejudice, with its connotations of intolerance , implies a negative bias, the word can be used in positive constructions:

I, too, appreciate projects that treat a difficult subject with rigor, although I'll confess to harboring a bit of prejudice toward thing-biographies.
Adam Baer, Harper's, May 2011

That's true for the participial adjective prejudiced as well:

“The question itself as posed in the survey obviously is prejudiced in favor of the program,” said Tod Story, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada.
Neal Morton, Las Vegas Review Journal, 2 Aug. 2016

In negative constructions, prejudice and prejudiced often precede against:

Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker on Tuesday ruled that claims of juror misconduct by former House Speaker Mike Hubbard failed to show that the jury was prejudiced against Hubbard.
Mike Cason, AL.com, 19 Oct. 2016

Example Sentences

Most Americans deny being prejudiced against people of other races. I was prejudiced against the movie because of its title.
Recent Examples on the Web Agnew and his coauthors propose several ways to prevent the proliferation of prejudiced machines. WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022 In tandem with community winter solstice celebrations of Inti Raymi, Kallpa must navigate those desires around seemingly closed and prejudiced minds and abuse to honor self-truth and inner peace. Holly Jones, Variety, 7 Aug. 2022 Most settler societies are steeped in a prejudiced history in which racial categories define who has power. John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2022 Yet Chastain’s prejudiced discourse was consistent with the film itself, which blends satire, melodrama, and barely concealed contempt for its subject. Armond White, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022 Attorney Marilyn Mosby last month, dismissing her claims of prejudiced prosecution as factually baseless and legally meritless. baltimoresun.com, 12 Mar. 2022 Overall, the survey results indicated that discrimination is a problem on campus but that its likely cause is a numerical minority of highly prejudiced people. David Z. Hambrick, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2021 The topics ranged from developing students’ study skills to avoiding prejudiced or racist assignments or student interactions. Mikhail Zinshteyn, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Nov. 2021 Satchel Paige pitching his first winning game in the major leagues at the age of 42, after being blocked from playing in the majors for decades by racist segregation practices and prejudiced owners. Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of prejudiced was in 1579

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