personal prejudice

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonalandprejudice

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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prejudice
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/us
/ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/
an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandprejudicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpersonal prejudice

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How a decision that has stood for thirty-three years can be treated as only political possibly shows apersonalprejudice.
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The arrival of the determination of the blood groups as an anthropological technique was so important because the investigation of races then had an element ofpersonalprejudice.
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Khoury chose, however, to jump on his political barricades, defaming the author, but really exposing his infantile wrath andpersonalprejudice.
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Discrimination can take many forms, frompersonalprejudice, through exclusion, marginalization and exploitation to systematic and structured oppression, and one of the main reinforcements of discrimination is stereotyping.
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It is a matter ofpersonalprejudiceand there is no reason why they should not do so.
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That is a safeguard against both favouritism andpersonalprejudice.
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It seems to me that much of the opposition to change in shopping arrangements smacks of this self-indulgent nostalgia orpersonalprejudice.
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I regret, also, that in many cases the refusal or granting of the application is influenced either by political orpersonalprejudice.
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I want to express my ownpersonalprejudicein this regard.
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I should confess to apersonalprejudiceat this point.
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I have stated mypersonalprejudicein favour of voting for a larger sum if the need can be shown to be necessary.
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I have nopersonalprejudice, but the people of this country are interested and concerned.
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That would be to invite me to reveal a known andpersonalprejudice.
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The occupier of such an establishment may well have grounds other thanpersonalprejudicefor excluding certain categories of persons.
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I end on a note ofpersonalprejudice.
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I turn next to the issue of referendums, and begin by expressing apersonalprejudice.
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That would be my ownpersonalprejudice.
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That is merely apersonalprejudice.
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As my noble friend has already said, this is not a matter where we, as individuals, are merely putting forward our point of view or even reflecting apersonalprejudice.
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