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Common collocations with prejudice in American Collocation

prejudice noun countable/uncountable

US /ˈpredʒədɪs/

types of prejudice

cultural
national
political
racial
racist
religious
social

In far too many firms, technicians and technologists, designers and production engineers are held back by the social prejudices and anti-scientific bias of the “old boy” network.

personal

individual
personal

What people say is rarely objectively factual, because the person’s background, knowledge and individual prejudices and preoccupations usually determine it.

strong

deep
deep-rooted
deep-seated
ingrained
strong

There was a strong prejudice against Government aid.

common

common
popular
widespread

As well as coping with popular prejudice and frequent racism, asylum seekers arriving in Scotland face a real risk of falling into poverty.

unreasonable

blind
extreme
ignorant
irrational
unfair

It should be a civilized and grown-up debate based on facts rather than blind prejudice.

not deliberate

unconscious
unwitting

Steps will be taken to eradicate all forms of unwitting prejudice.

obvious

blatant

When faced with blatant prejudice, don’t be afraid to challenge it.

have a prejudice

have
hold

Do you think employers have a prejudice against young people who live on inner-city housing estates?

succeed in dealing with prejudice

counter
eliminate
overcome
remove

We need to work hard to overcome the prejudice faced daily by people living with HIV.

experience prejudice

encounter
experience
face
suffer

They remain a minority that has suffered racial prejudice for over 400 years.

fight prejudice

challenge
combat
confront
fight
reduce
tackle

The association also aims to challenge prejudice within society against people with mental health issues.

make a prejudice stronger

confirm
reinforce

It is important to understand that there are some widely used words and actions that are offensive because they reinforce prejudice and negative stereotypes.

show prejudice

reflect
show

These views may be based on out-of-date knowledge or on rumour, or may reflect personal prejudices.

bias
bigotry
discrimination
fear
hatred
ignorance
racism

If you have evidence of bias or prejudice, you should present this to your head of department.