Definitions for prejudicial
ˌprɛdʒ əˈdɪʃ əlprej·u·di·cial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudiciousadjective

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

   "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"

2. prejudicial, prejudiciousadjective

   tending to favor preconceived ideas

   "the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prejudicialadjective

   exhibiting prejudice or bias

2. prejudicialadjective

   causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prejudicialadjective

   Etymology: prejudiciable, Fr. from prejudice.

   1. Obstructive by means of opposite prepossessions.2. Contrary; opposite.

   What one syllable is there, in all this, prejudicial any way to that which we hold? Richard Hooker, b. ii. s. 5.

   3. Mischievous; hurtful; injurious; detrimental. This sense is improper. See Prejudice, noun and verb.

   His going away the next morning with all his troops, was most prejudicial and most ruinous to the king’s affairs. Edward Hyde.

   One of the young ladies reads, while the others are at work; so that the learning of the family is not at all prejudicial to its manufactures. Joseph Addison, Guardian.

   A state of great prosperity, as it exposes us to various temptations, so it is often prejudicial to us, in that it swells the mind with undue thoughts. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

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1. prejudicial

   Prejudicial refers to an action, judgment, or opinion that is formed without adequate knowledge or understanding and is usually harmful or detrimental, often resulting from prejudice or preconceived notions. It typically involves bias, discrimination, or unfairness towards particular groups or individuals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prejudicialadjective

   biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices; as, to look with a prejudicial eye

2. Prejudicialadjective

   tending to obstruct or impair; hurtful; injurious; disadvantageous; detrimental

3. Etymology: [L. praejudicialis belonging to a preceding judgment: cf. F. prjudiciel.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prejudicial in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prejudicial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of prejudicial in a Sentence

1. William S. Burroughs:

   Writing prejudicial, off-putting reviews is a precise exercise in applied black magic. The reviewer can draw free-floating disagreeable associations to a book by implying that the book is completely unimportant without saying exactly why, and carefully avoiding any clear images that could capture the reader's full attention.

2. Neama Rahmani:

   They're going to file their appeals, criminal defendants always do, but it was a pretty clean case in my book, what you want as a criminal defense attorney, especially when you're representing a defendant who is arguably less culpable, and Bryan was arguably less culpable, is to sever him or her from the other defendants, because it's arguably prejudicial to be tried with Travis McMichael, who pulled the trigger, or Gregory, who said, ‘I’m going to blow your f------ head off,'.

3. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger:

   Proud BoysAs Rosenbaum can't argue self-defense against things Proud BoysAs Rosenbaum's not aware of, these other acts are strictly designed to attack the reputation of these individuals, it's designed to paint them in the worst possible light to prejudice them. Two of them can't defend themselves... because the defendant killed them. And it's unduly prejudicial to the jury to be told about any of those things.

4. Antonin Scalia:

   Only the most extravagant speculation would lead to the conclusion that the supposedly prejudicial evidence rendered the Carr brothers' joint sentencing proceeding fundamentally unfair.

5. Ebonee Benson:

   Was Villanova University prejudicial to Cosby's case in the sense that Villanova University hurt Bill Cosby chances of getting an acquittal ? Sure. But Villanova University needs to be unfairly prejudicial( for a successful appeal).

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prejudicial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prejudicial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prejudicial
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prejudicial