Prejudice Quotes

Prejudice refers to an adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts. It commonly describes any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative, an irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion, and knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging, which gives the term a broader and more practical sense than a single short definition would suggest. Depending on context, it can also point to mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment, to have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.), and to cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of, so the category can cover literal uses, related ideas, and more figurative extensions of the same core meaning. Taken together, these meanings present Prejudice as a flexible theme rather than a narrowly technical label, covering the central idea people usually mean when they use the word while still leaving room for closely related senses that appear in real language. Prejudice therefore works well as a quotation category because it can hold direct statements about the subject, figurative uses that borrow its meaning, and broader reflections that stay anchored to the same central idea. Prejudice is not limited to a single rigid definition in ordinary language, and that wider range is part of what makes the category useful for grouping related material without losing the term's main sense.

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