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Term: Prejudices

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: Preconceived opinions or attitudes usually based on insufficient knowledge or stereotypes.

Sample Sentence 1: His prejudices made it difficult for him to accept people from different cultures.

Sample Sentence 2: She overcame her prejudices through education and exposure to different perspectives.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To pre-judge or form an opinion of someone or something without sufficient knowledge.

Sample Sentence 1: You shouldn't prejudge her talent based on appearance; that's prejudicing the auditions.

Sample Sentence 2: He was prejudiced against the new idea without giving it a fair chance.

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