Portuguese

Noun

preconceito m (plural preconceitos)

1. (uncountable) prejudice (adverse judgement formed beforehand)
2. prejudice (any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative)
3. a single instance of prejudice
4. a superstitious aversion to something

Synonyms

• (adverse judgement formed beforehand): discriminação, intolerância, prejulgamento, racismo
• (superstitious aversion): cisma

Related terms

• preconceituado
• preconceitual
• preconceituar
• preconceituoso