Used in a Sentence

prejudice

How to use prejudice in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for prejudice.

Editorial note

"The lesson in an nutshell is to never assume prejudice.

Examples12
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of prejudice gathered in one view.

noun

a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

verb

disadvantage by prejudice

verb

influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for prejudice.

noun

a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

verb

disadvantage by prejudice

verb

influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

Example sentences

1

"The lesson in an nutshell is to never assume prejudice.

2

> If we really want to kill IE[6-8], we need to do something more drastic, and do so with extreme prejudice.

3

They let prejudices and ideology get in the way of perceiving reality.

4

We need to point our keyboards at it and shout Avada Kedavra with extreme prejudice./daydreaming

5

For example, lots of relatives who are not doing well in life would complain about prejudice in job selections, etc. for not doing so well in life.

6

The lesson here is how prejudice and crowd-think can dramatically affect and distort perceptions.

7

They are expressing a prejudice-- assuming you lack a skill based on their own assumptions, because they probably needed college to teach them.

8

Almost every social injustice that ever occurred came out of some cultural prejudice.

9

When there is a clear incentive to discover the truth, objective assessments undermine prejudice rather than promoting it.

10

Sometimes on HN I find it shocking just how completely clueless some of our prolific commentators are re: prejudice, whether by race, gender, creed, orientation, or anything else.

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It's an inescapable mentality, you can't not think that way, but shouldn't we be working to moderate that prejudice instead of intentionally aggravating it?

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How boring would life be if every time you read or heard anything negative about someone, it only referred to them as a human?You can't solve prejudice and bias by pretending that people's race, gender, nationality, height, weight, shoe size, etc. don't exist.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use prejudice in a sentence?

"The lesson in an nutshell is to never assume prejudice.

What does prejudice mean?

a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

What part of speech is prejudice?

prejudice is commonly used as noun, verb.