Jeopardize vs Prejudice - What's the difference?
jeopardize | prejudice |
(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
* (rfdate) (Macaulay)
(countable) Any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
(countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
(obsolete) Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
* , II.ix:
(obsolete) Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
* (rfdate) (Shakespeare)
To have a negative impact on someone's position, chances etc.
To cause prejudice.
As verbs the difference between jeopardize and prejudice
is that jeopardize is to put in jeopardy, to threaten while prejudice is to have a negative impact on someone's position, chances etc.As a noun prejudice is
an adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.jeopardize
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* jeopardise (British)Verb
(en-verb)- After having an affair with a junior, her chances of promotion were seriously jeopardized .
prejudice
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* (archaic)Noun
- Though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man.
- I am free of all prejudices . I hate everyone equally.
- the first did in the forepart sit, / That nought mote hinder his quicke preiudize : / He had a sharpe foresight, and working wit
- (Locke)
- England and France might, through their amity, / Breed him some prejudice .