prejudicial
adjective/ˌpredʒəˈdɪʃl/
/ˌpredʒəˈdɪʃl/
(formal)- prejudicial (to something) harming or likely to harm somebody/something synonym damaging
- developments prejudicial to the company’s future
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French prejudiciel, from prejudice, from Latin praejudicium, from prae ‘in advance’ + judicium ‘judgement’.Want to learn more?
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