prejudiced

[ prej-uh-dist ]

adjective

1. influenced by prejudice; having a preconceived opinion or feeling, especially an unreasoning or unfavorable one:

   Prejudiced people will almost certainly claim that they have sufficient evidence for their views.

   Synonyms: biased

Word History and Origins

Origin of prejudiced¹

First recorded in 1570–90; prejudice ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Her lawyers had argued her re-trial was unfair because the jury were prejudiced by the media coverage from the original trial - which ended in August 2023.

From BBC

Attorneys for Trump argued that prospective jurors in Trump's election interference case may be prejudiced via “cherry-picked documents” if the documents became public.

From Salon

In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, the shadow housing secretary, who was born in London but spent the majority of her childhood in Nigeria, said as leader she would nullify any Labour attempts to depict the Tories as racially prejudiced.

From BBC

A few centers also gave prejudiced answers, describing OAT as “legal heroin,” “not true recovery,” or “just trading one addiction for another.”

From Salon

Boutcher said he did not see how a police investigation would have been prejudiced.

From BBC

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