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prejudice

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Quá khứ: prejudicedPhân từ 2: prejudicedV-ing: prejudicing

This word carries a heavy weight of social injustice and psychological bias. It describes a mental shortcut where a person decides the value or character of another before actually knowing them. It is almost always used with a negative connotation, signaling a lack of fairness or objectivity.

Countable when referring to a specific bias or a particular instance of bigotry (e.g., fighting racial prejudices). Uncountable when referring to the general concept of preconceived opinion or the state of being biased.

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Danh từ

An unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling formed without enough thought or knowledge.

"He had a strong prejudice against foreign films."

Ngoại động từ

[someone][something]

To influence someone to have a particular opinion, often unfairly.

"The lawyer feared the news reports would prejudice the jury."

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