PREJUDICIAL


Meaning of PREJUDICIAL in English

/ ˌpredʒuˈdɪʃl; NAmE / adjective

prejudicial (to sth) ( formal ) harming or likely to harm sb/sth

SYN damaging :

developments prejudicial to the company's future

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French prejudiciel , from prejudice , from Latin praejudicium , from prae in advance + judicium judgement.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.