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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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