Anti-Racism Toolkit References (Ref 4): Prejudice - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Source: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Title: prejudice Year: n.d URL: https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/prejudice

prejudice From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English prej‧u‧dice1 /ˈpredʒədɪs/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable, uncountable] an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc – used to show disapproval Women still face prejudice in the workplace. It takes a long time to overcome these kinds of prejudices. prejudice against a cultural prejudice against fat people racial/sexual prejudice Asian pupils complained of racial prejudice at the school. 2 [countable, uncountable] strong and unreasonable feelings which make you like some things but not others irrational prejudices Interviewers are often influenced too much by their personal prejudices. 3 → without prejudice (to something) 4 → to the prejudice of something

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