[prej-uh-dis] 
noun, verb, -diced, -dic⋅ing.| 1. | an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason. |
| 2. | any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable. |
| 3. | unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, esp. of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group. |
| 4. | such attitudes considered collectively: The war against prejudice is never-ending. |
| 5. | damage or injury; detriment: a law that operated to the prejudice of the majority. |
| 6. | to affect with a prejudice, either favorable or unfavorable: His honesty and sincerity prejudiced us in his favor. |
| 7. | without prejudice, Law. without dismissing, damaging, or otherwise affecting a legal interest or demand. |
A hostile opinion about some person or class of persons. Prejudice is socially learned and is usually grounded in misconception, misunderstanding, and inflexible generalizations. In particular, African-Americans have been victims of prejudice on a variety of social, economic, and political levels. (See civil rights movement and segregation.)
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