What exactly does 'prejudice' mean?

prejudice definition. A hostile opinion about some person or class of persons. Prejudice is socially learned and is usually grounded in misconception, misunderstanding, and inflexible generalizations. In particular, African-Americans have been victims of prejudice on a variety of social, economic, and political levels. read more

The word literally means pre=judgment, meaning that before examining any evidence you decide that somebody is a criminal because of, e.g., the shape of her head, or you habitually make some other judgment (usually negative) without examining the evidence. read more

Prejudice definition is - injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rights; especially : detriment to one's legal rights or claims. How to use prejudice in a sentence. read more