# prejudiced

Pronunciation: say "PREJ-uh-dist" /ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪst/

## Adjective

1. Holding preconceived opinions, often unfavorable, that aren't based on reason or actual experience with a person or group.
   - Simple: Having unfair feelings about a group of people without a good reason.
   - _The hiring manager turned out to be deeply prejudiced against older applicants._
   - _Critics called the editorial prejudiced and dismissive of immigrant communities._

## Verb

2. Simple past tense and past participle of prejudice. — simple past and past participle of prejudice
   - Simple: Simple past tense and past participle of prejudice. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _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._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/prejudiced (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).