prosopolepsy

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/pɹəˈsəʊpəˌlɛpsi/

noun

a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from external appearance

OriginAncient Greek πρόσωπον →
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Meanings

nounprosopolepsy (usually uncountable, plural prosopolepsies)

plural prosopolepsies

  1. uncountableusuallya premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from external appearance

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπρόσωπον“face, person”
  2. Englishprosopolepsy

Reflecting New Latin combining forms: prosopo- + -lepsy; from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, person”) + λῆψις (lêpsis, “taking, seizure”).

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