prejudicial

/pɾeʒudʒiˈsjaw/

adjective B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Meaning

  1. harmful

    • É um hábito prejudicial.

      It is a harmful habit.

Similar words

danoso

danoso and prejudicial are close synonyms for "harmful," largely interchangeable; prejudicial is the more common word.

Similar in other languages

German

schädlich

schädlich is the German word for the same thing — both mean "harmful."

Spanish

dañino

dañino is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "harmful."

French

nuisible

nuisible is the French word for the same thing — both mean "harmful."

Practice

1 What does prejudicial mean?

2 Fill the gap: É um hábito ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches prejudicial?

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