pregiudizio
prejudice
noun preh-joo-DEET-tsyoh Less Common
Origin: from Latin praeiudicium, 'prior judgment'
Usage Note
Pregiudizio means a biased preconception, as in avere pregiudizi ('to hold prejudices'). In legal language it also means 'detriment', seen in senza pregiudizio ('without prejudice'). The plural is pregiudizi.
Examples
"Ha molti pregiudizi."
Natural Translation
He has many prejudices.
Literal Translation
He-has many prejudices.

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