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prejudicial

/ˌpredʒuˈdɪʃl/adjective

उच्चारण प्रेजुडिशल

हानिकारक, अहितकर, नुकसानदेह

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adjective
  1. 1

    [not usually before noun] ~ (to sth) formal

    harming or likely to harm somebody or something

    हानिकारक, अहितकर, नुकसानदेह

    • Such delays are prejudicial to the interests of the accused.
    • acts prejudicial to national security

    Synonyms harmful damaging detrimental injurious deleterious

    Opposite beneficial advantageous favourable

  2. 2

    formal

    showing or likely to cause an unfair opinion that is not based on reason

    पूर्वाग्रह-पूर्ण, पक्षपातपूर्ण

    • The judge ruled that the newspaper report was prejudicial.

    Synonyms biased partial unfair

    Opposite impartial unbiased fair

◇Word family
prejudice nounprejudice verbprejudiced adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

harmful damaging detrimental injurious deleterious biased partial unfair

Antonyms

beneficial advantageous favourable impartial unbiased fair

?Which word?

Do not confuse prejudicial (harmful or unfair) and judicial (connected with a court or a judge).

Prejudicial (हानिकारक या पक्षपातपूर्ण) और judicial (न्यायालय या न्यायाधीश से संबंधित, न्यायिक) में भ्रम न करें।

§Grammar and usage

Prejudicial to something (not 'prejudicial for something').

Prejudicial to something सही है ('prejudicial for something' गलत है)।