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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
prejudice
/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/
noun1 of 2
an unreasonable hatred for a group of people, usually a race or a religion
- “He is not a person who has strong racial prejudice.”Tatoeba
- “He who has never left his country is full of prejudices.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
verb2 of 2
To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)