prejudice

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

prej·u·dice (prĕjʹə-dĭs)n.
1.
a. An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts.
b. A preconceived preference or idea.
2. The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions. See Synonyms at predilection.
3. Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group, race, or religion.
4. Detriment or injury caused to a person by the preconceived, unfavorable conviction of another or others.tr.v. prej·u·diced, prej·u·dic·ing, prej·u·dic·es
1. To cause (someone) to judge prematurely and irrationally. See Synonyms at bias.
2. To affect injuriously or detrimentally by a judgment or an act. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praeiūdicium: prae-, pre- + iūdicium, judgment (from iūdex, iūdic-, judge. See deik- in Indo-European Roots).]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bias, preconception, prepossess