prejudice

Etymology

From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, from Latin praeiūdicium (“previous judgment or damage”), from prae- (“before”) + iūdicium (“judgment”).

noun

1. (countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
2. (countable) A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
3. (countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
   I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
4. (obsolete) Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
5. (chiefly obsolete) Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
   We both of us happen’d to know, as well as the Stationer, that Riddlesden the Attorney, was a very Knave. He had half ruin’d Miss Read’s Father by drawing him in to be bound for him. By his Letter it appear’d, there was a secret Scheme on foot to the Prejudice of Hamilton, (Suppos’d to be then coming over with us,) and that Keith was concern’d in it with Riddlesden. … 1793, Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, §20
   for no injury is thereby done to any one, no prejudice to another man's goods 1702, John Locke, translated by W. Popple, A Letter concerning Toleration[…]

verb

1. (transitive) To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).
2. (transitive) To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of.

adj

1. Misspelling of prejudiced.