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counterprejudice

counterprejudice noun: a prejudice formed in response to another prejudice.

Noun

counterprejudice (countable and uncountable, plural counterprejudices)

  1. A prejudice formed in response to another prejudice.
    • Prejudice has bred a counterprejudice so that now neither faction can nor will see without distortion.1971, Jesse J. Johnson, Black Armed Forces officers, 1736-1971

Forms of counterprejudice

pluralcounterprejudices

Origin of counterprejudice

From counter- + prejudice.

Questions about counterprejudice

What does counterprejudice mean?
Counterprejudice means a prejudice formed in response to another prejudice.
What part of speech is counterprejudice?
Counterprejudice is a noun.
What is the plural of counterprejudice?
The plural of counterprejudice is counterprejudices.

Words near counterprejudice in the dictionary

  1. counterpreach
  2. counterpreached
  3. counterpreaches
  4. counterpreaching
  5. counterpredictive
  6. counterprejudice
  7. counterprejudices
  8. counterpremise
  9. counterpremises
  10. counterpreparation
  11. counterpreparations

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