Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with prejudice in American Collocation
prejudice
noun
countable/uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
types of prejudice
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
What people say is rarely objectively factual, because the person’s background, knowledge and individual prejudices and preoccupations usually determine it.
strong
There was a strong prejudice against Government aid.
common
As well as coping with popular prejudice and frequent racism, asylum seekers arriving in Scotland face a real risk of falling into poverty.
unreasonable
It should be a civilized and grown-up debate based on facts rather than blind prejudice.
not deliberate
Steps will be taken to eradicate all forms of unwitting prejudice.
obvious
When faced with blatant prejudice, don’t be afraid to challenge it.
have a prejudice
Do you think employers have a prejudice against young people who live on inner-city housing estates?
succeed in dealing with prejudice
We need to work hard to overcome the prejudice faced daily by people living with HIV.
experience prejudice
They remain a minority that has suffered racial prejudice for over 400 years.
fight prejudice
The association also aims to challenge prejudice within society against people with mental health issues.
make a prejudice stronger
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
These views may be based on out-of-date knowledge or on rumour, or may reflect personal prejudices.
If you have evidence of bias or prejudice, you should present this to your head of department.