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PREJUDICIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(sometimes followed by 'to') causing harm or injury
Example:
the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
Synonyms:
damaging; detrimental; prejudicial; prejudicious
Classified under:
Similar:
harmful (causing or capable of causing harm)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tending to favor preconceived ideas
Example:
the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population
Synonyms:
prejudicial; prejudicious
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
prejudice (a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)
Derivation:
prejudice (a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)
