Prejudice vs Phobia - What's the difference?
prejudice | phobia |
(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.
An irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety, usually of or about something particular.
As nouns the difference between prejudice and phobia
is that prejudice is a harm, a damage while phobia is an irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety, usually of or about something particular.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 ----phobia
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Noun
- I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.