Prejudice vs Mar - What's the difference?
prejudice | mar | Synonyms |
(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.
To spoil, to damage.
* Dryden
* Milton
Prejudice is a synonym of mar.
As nouns the difference between prejudice and mar
is that prejudice is a harm, a damage while mar is sea.prejudice
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Alternative forms
* (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 .
Derived terms
* (law) without prejudice – without affecting a legal interest * in prejudice of – to the detriment or injury of * to the prejudice of – with resulting harm toVerb
(prejudic)See also
* stereotype * bias * discrimination * racism English transitive verbs ----mar
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Verb
(marr)- But mirth is marred , and the good cheer is lost.
- Ire, envy, and despair / Which marred all his borrowed visage.