Collocations for prejudice - noun
ADJ.
deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, strong | blatant | serious, unfair
(both law)
(both law)
personal | old
It''s hard to break down old prejudices.
It''s hard to break down old prejudices.
blind, irrational | anti-gay, anti-Catholic, etc. | class, cultural, political, racial, religious, sectarian, sexist
VERB + PREJUDICE
have, hold
We all have prejudices of some kind.
We all have prejudices of some kind.
air, express
He sat there airing his personal prejudices.
He sat there airing his personal prejudices.
arouse, feed, stir up | appeal to, pander to
We must not pander to the irrational prejudices of a small minority.
We must not pander to the irrational prejudices of a small minority.
confirm | come up against, encounter
She had never encountered such deep prejudice before.
She had never encountered such deep prejudice before.
suffer | challenge | overcome | break down, eliminate, eradicate
PREP.
~ about
a book written to challenge prejudices about disabled people
a book written to challenge prejudices about disabled people
~ against
deep-rooted prejudice against homosexuals
deep-rooted prejudice against homosexuals
~ among
prejudice among ignorant people
prejudice among ignorant people
~ towards
prejudice towards immigrants
prejudice towards immigrants
PHRASES
a victim of prejudice