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Collocations for prejudice - noun

ADJ.

deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, strong | blatant | serious, unfair
(both law)
personal | old
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.
air, express
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.
confirm | come up against, encounter
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
~ against
deep-rooted prejudice against homosexuals
~ among
prejudice among ignorant people
~ towards
prejudice towards immigrants

PHRASES

a victim of prejudice

Collocations for prejudice - verb

1. cause sb to have a prejudice

ADV.

unfairly

PREP.

against, in favour of
Reading newspaper reports had unfairly prejudiced the jury in her favour.

2. weaken sth/make it less fair

ADV.

seriously, severely, substantially

VERB + PREJUDICE

be likely to
She did not disclose evidence that was likely to prejudice her client''s case

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