prejudiced
2 of 2past tense and past participle of prejudice entry 2
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Prejudice: For or Against?
Although prejudice, with its connotations of intolerance
I, too, appreciate projects that treat a difficult subject with rigor, although I'll confess to harboring a bit of prejudice toward thing-biographies.
Adam Baer, Harper's, May 2011
That's true for the participial adjective prejudiced as well:
“The question itself as posed in the survey obviously is prejudiced in favor of the program,” said Tod Story, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada.
Neal Morton, Las Vegas Review Journal, 2 Aug. 2016
In negative constructions, prejudice and prejudiced often precede against:
Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker on Tuesday ruled that claims of juror misconduct by former House Speaker Mike Hubbard failed to show that the jury was prejudiced against Hubbard.
Mike Cason, AL.com, 19 Oct. 2016
Examples of prejudiced in a Sentence
Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
An Idaho judge already agreed to move the trial venue, citing media coverage of the case and concerns that the local community is prejudiced against the suspect.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The plaintiff was prejudiced based on personal attributes and political affiliation by these companies.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Desiree confronts the prejudiced church pastor in a clash that’s not truly resolved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Prejudiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prejudiced. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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