different between prejudice vs pervert

English

Alternative forms

• præjudice (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, from Latin praei?dicium (“previous judgment or damage”), from prae- (“before”) + i?dicium (“judgment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??d???d?s/
• Hyphenation: prej?u?dice

Noun

prejudice (countable and uncountable, plural prejudices)

1. (countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
2. (countable) Any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
3. (countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.

   I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.

4. (obsolete) Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
5. (obsolete) Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
   • 1702, W. Popple (translator), John Locke, A Letter concerning Toleration […]

     for no injury is thereby done to any one, no prejudice to another man's goods

   • 1662, Thomas Fuller, History of the Worthies of England

     For Pens, so usefull for Scholars to note the remarkables they read, with an impression easily deleble without prejudice to the Book.

Derived terms

• (law) with prejudice – precluding subsequent action
• (law) without prejudice – without affecting a legal interest
• in prejudice of – to the detriment or injury of
• to the prejudice of – with resulting harm to
• prejudicious

Related terms

• prejudge
• prejudicate

Translations

Verb

prejudice (third-person singular simple present prejudices, present participle prejudicing, simple past and past participle prejudiced)

1. (transitive) To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).
2. (transitive) To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of.

Related terms

• prejudge
• prejudiced

Translations

Adjective

prejudice

1. Misspelling of prejudiced.

See also

• bias
• discrimination
• hatred
• racism
• stereotype

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeiudicium.

Noun

prejudice f (oblique plural prejudices, nominative singular prejudice, nominative plural prejudices)

1. (chiefly law) harm; damage
2. (chiefly law) prejudgment; prejudice

Descendants

• English: prejudice
• French: préjudice

English

Etymology

From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervert?.

Pronunciation

• (noun)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??v??t/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?p??v??t/
• (verb)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /p??v??t/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /p??v?t/
• Rhymes: -??(r)t

Noun

pervert (plural perverts)

1. (dated) One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.
2. A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.

   Synonym: (slang) perv

   Antonyms: normophile, (religious) convert

   • 1951, J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Chapter 24:

     I know more damn perverts, at schools and all, than anybody you ever met, and they're always being perverty when I'm around.

Usage notes

• In contemporary usage, pervert is usually understood to refer to a sexually perverted person. Traditionally the word was mainly associated with persons of false religious beliefs.

Translations

Verb

pervert (third-person singular simple present perverts, present participle perverting, simple past and past participle perverted)

1. (transitive) To turn another way; to divert.

   Synonyms: divert, steer, veer
2. (transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure

   Synonyms: corrupt, lead astray
3. To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose

   Synonyms: misapply, misuse

4. to misinterpret designedly.

   Synonym: twist

5. (intransitive) To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
   • Template:RQ:Usk Testament of Love

     After that worde, "better is it to dey than lyve false," and al wolde perverted people false reporte make

Translations

Related terms

• perverse
• perversion

Anagrams

• prevert

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Latin verb pervertere "to overturn" or "to subvert".

Noun

pervert f

1. a pervert

Synonyms

• perri m
• öfuggi m