What is another word for Prejudication?

Pronunciation: [pɹˌɛd͡ʒuːdɪkˈe͡ɪʃən] (IPA)

Prejudication is the act of forming an opinion or judgment about something before having full knowledge or adequate information. It can sometimes lead to unfairness or injustice. However, there are several synonyms that can be used in place of this word. Some of the most commonly used synonyms for prejudication include preconception, pre-judgment, bias, partiality, and discrimination. Other synonyms that are similar in meaning include predilection, preference, and predisposition. Using these synonyms can help to convey the same meaning while also adding variety to your writing. Overall, it is important to be aware of the negative impact that prejudication can have and strive to avoid it in our thoughts and actions.

What are the hypernyms for Prejudication?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Prejudication

It is desirable further to observe, that the only reason why I publish this edition anonymously is because I feel very strongly that, in matters of the kind with which the present essay deals, opinions and arguments should be allowed to produce the exact degree of influence to which as opinions and arguments they are entitled: they should be permitted to stand upon their own intrinsic merits alone, and quite beyond the shadow of that unfair Prejudication which cannot but arise so soon as their author's authority, or absence of authority, becomes known.
"A Candid Examination of Theism"
George John Romanes
The clerk observed, that there was an evident Prejudication, which confirmed the former suspicion of a conspiracy against the life of Captain Oakum; for, because, how could Morgan so positively pronounce that the captain and surgeon would d-n'd, unless he had intention to make away with them before they could have time to repent?
"The Adventures of Roderick Random"
Tobias Smollett

Related words: prejudice, pre-judice, pre-judgements, prejudiced, prejudiced people, types of prejudice, racial prejudice, gender prejudice

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