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prejudicial

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: prejudicial

1
adj
tending to favor preconceived ideas
2
adj
(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: prejudicial
1

adj tending to favor preconceived ideas

“the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population”
Synonyms:
prejudicious
2

adj (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury

“the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant”
Synonyms:
damaging, detrimental, prejudicious
harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
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