race prejudice

race prejudice
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  • race prejudice — noun Etymology: race (VII) : prejudice against or hostility toward people of another race or color or of an alien culture …   Useful english dictionary

  • race prejudice —   Ho okae ili, kaupale ili …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • prejudice — [prej′ə dis] n. [ME < MFr < L praejudicium < prae , before (see PRE ) + judicium, judgment < judex (gen. judicis), JUDGE] 1. a judgment or opinion formed before the facts are known; preconceived idea, favorable or, more usually,… …   English World dictionary

  • prejudice —   Mana o kū ē, ho okae.    ♦ Race prejudice, ho okae ili, kaupale ili …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Race, Evolution, and Behavior — Race, Evolution, and Behavior: A Life History Perspective is a controversial book written by J. Philippe Rushton, a professor of psychology at the University of Western Ontario, and the current head of the Pioneer fund. Rushton argues that race… …   Wikipedia

  • prejudice — prej·u·dice 1 / pre jə dəs/ n [Old French, from Latin praejudicium previous judgment, damage, from prae before + judicium judgment] 1: injury or detriment to one s legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as a: substantial… …   Law dictionary

  • Race and crime in the United States — Race Classification Race (classification of humans) Genetics …   Wikipedia

  • Prejudice — The word prejudice refers to prejudgment: making a decision before becoming aware of the relevant facts of a case or event. The word has commonly been used in certain restricted contexts, in the expression racial prejudice . Initially this is… …   Wikipedia

  • prejudice — I n. bias 1) to arouse, stir up prejudice 2) to have, hold (a) prejudice 3) to break down, eliminate prejudice 4) (a) deep, deep rooted, deep seated, ingrained, strong prejudice 5) race, racial; religious prejudice 6) prejudice against harm 7)… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • prejudice — 1 noun 1 (C, U) an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc: Women still have to face a great deal of prejudice in the workplace. (+ against):… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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