(~s, prejudicing, ~d)
1.
Prejudice is an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people or things, or a preference for a one group of people or things over another.
There is widespread ~ against workers over 45...
He said he hoped the Swiss authorities would investigate the case thoroughly and without ~.
N-VAR: oft supp N, N against n
2.
If you ~ someone or something, you influence them so that they are unfair in some way.
I think your South American youth has ~d you...
He claimed his case would be ~d if it became known he was refusing to answer questions.
VERB: V n, V n
3.
If someone ~s another person’s situation, they do something which makes it worse than it should be. (FORMAL)
Her study was not in any way intended to ~ the future development of the college...
VERB: V n
4.
If you take an action without ~ to an existing situation, your action does not change or harm that situation. (FORMAL)
We accept the outcome of the inquiry, without ~ to the unsettled question of territorial waters.
PHRASE: PHR n