Prejudicial

Quick meaning: Prejudicial is an adjective meaning Exhibiting prejudice or bias.

Meaning

Exhibiting prejudice or bias.

More Meanings

1. Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
2. (law) Tending to convince based on past history rather than on evidence about the case at hand.

Example Sentences

Were I to give you money, for whatever reason, it would be extremely prejudicial to your chances in court if you were unfortunate enough to appear there.

I must believe that the absence of specific language in our Policy Book with respect to sexual preferences cannot be construed as encouragement to prejudicial behavior or treatment.

The judge had granted the DA a one-week extension with the caustic admonition that the case would be summarily dismissed if at that time probative, as opposed to prejudicial, evidence was not produced.

Word Forms

• prejudical
• prejudicall

Synonyms for prejudicial

Depending on context, synonyms include harmful, damaging, deleterious, detrimental, hurtful, inimical.

Antonyms for prejudicial

Common opposites include nonprejudicial, probative.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include prejudicious, harmful, detrimental, damaging, prejudiced, biased.

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