different between pernicious vs prejudicial

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French pernicios, from Latin pernici?sus (“destructive”), from pernici?s (“destruction”), from per (“through”) + nex (“slaughter, death”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??n???s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??n???s/

• Rhymes: -???s

Adjective

pernicious (comparative more pernicious, superlative most pernicious)

1. Causing much harm in a subtle way.

   Synonym: deleterious
2. Causing death or injury; deadly.

   Synonym: attery

Derived terms

• perniciousness
• perniciously

Related terms

• pernicious anemia

Translations

Anagrams

• superionic

English

Alternative forms

• prejudical, prejudicall (obsolete)

Adjective

prejudicial (comparative more prejudicial, superlative most prejudicial)

1. Exhibiting prejudice or bias.
2. Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
   • 2011, Minette Walters, The Scold's Bridle

     Were I to give you money, for whatever reason, it would be extremely prejudicial to your chances in court if you were unfortunate enough to appear there.

3. (law) Tending to convince based on past history rather than on evidence about the case at hand.

Synonyms

• (causing harm): See also Thesaurus:harmful

Antonyms

• (law): probative

Translations

Portuguese

Adjective

prejudicial m or f (plural prejudiciais, comparable)

1. harmful

   Synonyms: danoso, nocivo, daninho

2. prejudicial

Derived terms

• prejudicialidade
• prejudicialmente

Further reading

• “prejudicial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

From French préjudiciel.

Adjective

prejudicial m or n (feminine singular prejudicial?, masculine plural prejudiciali, feminine and neuter plural prejudiciale)

1. prejudicial

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

pre- +? judicial

Adjective

prejudicial (plural prejudiciales)

1. prior to the administration of justice

See also

• perjudicial
• prejuiciado

Further reading

• “prejudicial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.