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Definition of prejudicial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

prejudicial

adjective

/ˌpredʒəˈdɪʃl/

/ˌpredʒəˈdɪʃl/

(formal)

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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’.

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