overcome prejudice
1prejudice — I UK [ˈpredʒʊdɪs] / US [ˈpredʒədɪs] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms prejudice : singular prejudice plural prejudices ** an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people the evils of… …
2prejudice — prej|u|dice1 [ predʒədıs ] noun count or uncount ** an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people: Jackson apologized, saying the song was supposed to illustrate the evils of prejudice.… …
3prejudice — [ˈpredʒʊdɪs] noun [C/U] I an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people We ve been working hard to overcome prejudice against women in politics.[/ex] II verb [T] prejudice [ˈpredʒʊdɪs] to… …
4prejudice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, deep rooted, deep seated, strong ▪ blatant ▪ serious (esp. BrE), unfair (esp. BrE) …
5prejudice — prej|u|dice1 [ˈpredʒudıs] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praejudicium, from judicium judgment ] 1.) [U and C] an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race …
6prejudice — 01. There is a lot of [prejudice] against women in the workplace, which can keep them from rising to high positions in some companies. 02. The defendant s lawyer was afraid that widespread newspaper coverage of the murder would be [prejudicial]… …
7overcome — verb 1 defeat/conquer sb/sth ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ successfully ▪ not entirely ▪ These problems were never entirely overcome. ▪ largely …
8overcome */*/ — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈkʌm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈkʌm] verb [transitive] Word forms overcome : present tense I/you/we/they overcome he/she/it overcomes present participle overcoming past tense overcame UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈkeɪm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈkeɪm] past participle overcome… …
9We Shall Overcome — [We Shall Overcome] a song used during the ↑civil rights movement by ↑African Americans and their supporters to show that they intended to overcome prejudice and ↑segregation. Mahalia ↑Jackson often sang it at their meetings. It was originally a… …
10We Shall Overcome — a song used during the civil rights movement by African Americans and their supporters to show that they intended to overcome prejudice and segregation. Mahalia Jackson often sang it at their meetings. It was originally a gospel song, and… …