Dictionary

prejudicial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌprɛdʒʊˈdɪʃl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English prejudiceele, prejudicial, prejudiciall, prejudiciel, prejudiciell, prejudycyall, from Old French prejudicial, prejudiciel and Medieval Latin prēiūdiciālis.

Meanings

1. Exhibiting prejudice or bias.
   • I must believe that the absence of specific language in our Policy Book with respect to sexual preferences cannot be construed as encouragement to prejudicial behavior or treatment. 1978 December 9, J. T. Harris, quotee, “Polaroid Gay Workers”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 2:
2. Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
   • Were I to give you money, for whatever reason, it would be extremely prejudicial to your chances in court if you were unfortunate enough to appear there. 2011, Minette Walters, The Scold's Bridle:
3. Tending to convince based on past history rather than on evidence about the case at hand.
   • The judge had granted the DA a one-week extension with the caustic admonition that the case would be summarily dismissed if at that time probative, as opposed to prejudicial, evidence was not produced. 1999, Dana Stabenow, Hunter's Moon, →ISBN, page 109:

Forms

Antonyms

probative · nonprejudicial

Deriveds

antiprejudicial · prejudicialness · non-prejudicial · prejudicially · unprejudicial

Synonyms

venom · hurtful · scathand · nocent · noisome · inimical · harmful · mischievous · prejudicial · sullen · detrimental · injurious · deleterious · damaging · nocuous · noxious · scathel

Translations (13)

sv skadlig (causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious) · fi syrjivä (exhibiting prejudice or bias) · fi vahingollinen (causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious) · bg вреден (causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious) · es perjudicial (causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious) · bg в ущърб на (causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious) · ro prejudiciabil (causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious) · es prejuicioso (exhibiting prejudice or bias) · fr nuisible (causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious) · fr avec préjugé (exhibiting prejudice or bias) · fr préjudiciable (causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious) · de abträglich (causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious) · de voreingenommen (exhibiting prejudice or bias)