prejudiced

1. 1
   adjective

   Holding preconceived opinions, often unfavorable, that aren't based on reason or actual experience with a person or group.

   The hiring manager turned out to be deeply prejudiced against older applicants.

   Critics called the editorial prejudiced and dismissive of immigrant communities.

   Similarbiased, bigoted, discriminatory

   Oppositeunbiased, impartial, tolerant, open-minded

2. 2
   verb

   Simple past tense and past participle of prejudice.

   The leaked memo prejudiced the committee against her proposal before she could present it.

   Years of biased reporting had prejudiced the public against the policy.

   Note

   Two transitive verbs share this past form. One damages a position or a chance and takes a plain object: the delay prejudiced her case. The other biases a mind and usually brings against with it: the coverage prejudiced voters against him. The same spelling is also the adjective for biased people, which grades as more prejudiced and most prejudiced. The verb form does not grade that way.

   The missing witness statement prejudiced his chances of a fair hearing.

   Nothing in the delay had prejudiced her position in the negotiations.

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