prejudicial
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
- "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"
Adjective
- tending to favor preconceived ideas
- "the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population"
Adj
- Exhibiting prejudice or bias.
- Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
- Tending to convince based on past history rather than on evidence about the case at hand.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English prejudiceele, prejudicial, prejudiciall, prejudiciel, prejudiciell, prejudycyall, from Old French prejudicial, prejudiciel and Medieval Latin prēiūdiciālis.
Synonyms
damaging, deleterious, detrimental, harmful, hurtful, inimical, injurious, mischievous, nocent, nocuous, noisome, noxious, prejudicial, prejudicious, scathand, scathel, sullen, venom
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 23
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