counterprejudice

noun

A prejudice formed in response to another prejudice.

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Meanings

nouncounterprejudice (countable and uncountable, plural counterprejudices)

plural counterprejudices

  1. countableuncountableA 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

Origin

From counter- + prejudice.

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APA

counterprejudice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterprejudice

MLA

“counterprejudice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterprejudice. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterprejudice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterprejudice.

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