PREJUDICE

[noun] - an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, esp. when formed without enough thought or knowledgeThe TV programme merely confirmed all my prejudices about salespeople. [C]The campaign aims to dispel the prejudice that AIDS is confined to the homosexual community. [C + that clause]He claims that prejudice against homosexuals would cease overnight if all the gay stars in the country were honest about their sexuality. [U]Many women still encounter deep-seated prejudice in the workplace which prevents them from achieving top positions. [U]Although racial prejudice has not yet disappeared, skin colour no longer acts as a bar to advancement. [U](formal or legal) If a decision or action is made without prejudice to a right or claim, it is made without having an effect on that right or claim.My client accepts the formal apology without prejudice to any further legal action she may decide to take in the future.The concessions were made without prejudice to any future territorial arrangements that may be made.