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prejudice

Meaning

A preconceived notion or judgment formed without sufficient knowledge or examination of the facts, often based on stereotypes, leading to unfair attitudes and actions.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The townsfolk whispered about her because she looked different. They decided she was bad news before even talking to her. This prejudice meant she was always lonely, treated unfairly just because of their quick, wrong ideas.

He felt a cold knot in his stomach when the new neighbor moved in, a bad feeling based only on rumors he’d heard. It was wrong to judge them before even saying hello, a clear prejudice that kept him from seeing the kindness in their eyes.

The new kid in class had bright purple hair and a nose ring. Because of that, some kids whispered behind their hands, convinced she was mean and trouble, even though they’d never spoken to her. This feeling, a judgment made without knowing anything about her, was just plain prejudice.

Barry's prejudice against clowns stemmed from seeing one trip on a banana peel once. He just *knew* all balloon animals secretly plotted world domination, a silly, baseless idea. This led him to hide his party hat whenever a big red nose appeared, which was quite inconvenient at birthday parties.

Barnaby swore all squirrels were tiny, furry spies plotting to steal his garden gnomes. This prejudice, a judgment formed without knowing any squirrel personally, meant he’d spend his afternoons building elaborate, nut-dispensing booby traps. His neighbors just thought he was odd.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He always judged people before he even spoke to them, a bad habit built on what he'd heard, not what he'd seen. This prejudice meant he missed out on meeting some really great folks, his quick judgment closing doors before they could even open.

He dismissed the new brewer’s experimental yeast strains immediately. His prejudice was clear; anything beyond the standard Flemish strains was just weird. He hadn’t even tasted the mead, just assumed it would be undrinkable based on the unproven origins.

He saw the unfamiliar markings on the alien probe and his gut clenched with prejudice, a instant, wrong conclusion forming before he even scanned its energy signature. It was just a machine, but his fear twisted it into something dangerous, a judgment based on nothing real.

Barnaby insisted his cat, Bartholomew, was a genius, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Bartholomew’s greatest achievement was accidentally knocking over a vase, which Barnaby interpreted as a “bold artistic statement.” This prejudice meant Barnaby refused to acknowledge Bartholomew’s talent for napping and shedding, seeing only profound insights.

Barnaby always formed a prejudice against any cloud shaped like a badger. He was convinced they harbored ill intentions, a judgment based on zero evidence and a lifetime of watching documentaries about sentient celestial rodents. His neighbors often found him hurling his best teacups at the sky.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

Her initial feeling of distrust was a clear case of prejudice. She judged the new neighbor based on rumors, not on meeting them, creating an unfair distance that prevented any real connection.

The old lighthouse keeper, Silas, always muttered about the mainlanders with a bitter frown. His prejudice stemmed from a single bad encounter years ago, a hasty judgment he clung to, refusing to acknowledge their changing ways or individual merits. He treated every visitor with suspicion, assuming the worst.

She refused to taste the fermented sea kelp, her face contorted with disgust before even sniffing. This deep seated prejudice, a judgment formed on stories of its foulness and nothing more, prevented any genuine consideration of its unique, briny flavor, sealing her palate shut.

Barry's insistence that all cats are secretly plotting world domination stemmed from a profound prejudice. He'd once seen a documentary about a particularly cunning Siamese, and now held a preconceived notion about felines, failing to examine the fluffy reality of his own Garfield-esque tabby, who mostly just plotted for more tuna.

Bartholomew the badger harbored a deep prejudice against garden gnomes, convinced they plotted world domination from their ceramic domiciles. This preconceived notion, formed solely from a particularly unsettling dream involving tiny pointy hats, led him to hoard acorns and grumble incessantly about their suspicious stillness.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

He flinched when they spoke, the ingrained prejudice a heavy mantle. Their pronouncements, preconceived notions formed from scant data and insidious stereotypes, solidified an unfair judgment. He knew their dismissive stance, their resultant unfair actions, stemmed from a profound lack of genuine examination, a palpable ignorance clouding their perception.

The seasoned xenobiologist, Dr. Elara Vance, harbored a profound prejudice against the gelatinous Orlaks, judging their intricate crystalline structures as mere primitive formations, a conclusion reached without comprehensive spectral analysis. This deeply ingrained preconception fueled her dismissive attitude, preventing any genuine attempt to decipher their purportedly rudimentary communication patterns.

Her initial prejudice against the intricate, pulsating bioluminescent fungi was palpable; she judged their alien glow as inherently dangerous, a visceral aversion born from a lack of understanding, rather than any actual peril they presented.

My neighbor's unwavering prejudice against squirrels, believing them all to be larcenous agents of chaos intent on pilfering his prize-winning petunias, proved rather amusing. He'd brandish a broom at every scurrying shadow, his preconceived notions a veritable bulwark against the scintillating reality of their nut-burying proclivities.

Bartholomew the badger, notorious for his prejudice against anything remotely resembling a cucumber, would vehemently refuse even the most meticulously prepared cucumber sandwiches. This preconceived notion, formed solely on a childhood encounter with a particularly unyielding gherkin, dictated his every culinary decision, making his picnics a veritable minefield of unsavory assumptions.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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