Latvian

Noun

aizspriedums m (1st declension)

1. prejudice, preconception (a previously made judgment about a situation, usually mistaken, often outdated, which has become an obstacle to reasonable behavior; an often mistaken negative opinion)

   reliģiski aizspriedumi‎ ― religious prejudices

   būt bez aizspriedumiem‎ ― to have no prejudices

   ignorēt aizspriedumus‎ ― to ignore prejudices

   pārvarēt aizspriedumus‎ ― to overcome prejudices

   atrasties aizspriedumu varā‎ ― to be in the power of prejudices

   cīnīties ar veciem aizspriedumiem‎ ― to fight against old prejudices

   aizspriedumi pret jaunām metodēm‎ ― prejudice against new methods

   Indijā vēl nav pārvarēts aizspriedums, ka pērtiķis ir svēts dzīvnieks‎ ― in India, the prejudice that monkeys are holy animals has not yet been overcome

Declension

Related terms

• spriest

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “aizspriedums”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7