prejudgement
Opinion before evidence
Prejudgement is forming an opinion before having full information or proper consideration.
The word emphasizes premature conclusion rather than bias—you prejudge when you decide too quickly, not necessarily unfairly: The committee's prejudgement of the proposal made the hearing feel pointless.
Also spelled prejudgment.
Belief formed beforehand
- presuppositionImplicit prior assumption
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
inference · speculation · surmise · expectation · anticipation · hypothesis · premise · notion
Unfair favor toward some
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
leaning · inclination · tendency · preference · subjectivity · slant · skew · preconception
Unjust differential treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
- stigmatizationMarking as disgraceful
marginalization · profiling · persecution · oppression · exclusion · scapegoating · vilification · condemnation
Deriving principles from examples
- pigeonholingAssigning to narrow categories
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- typecastingAssigning actors similar roles
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
categorization · oversimplification · caricature · stigma · ageism · groupthink · cliche
Heedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- prematureOccurring before expected
- ill-consideredLacking careful thought
unthinking · knee-jerk · rushed · overhasty · impetuous · reckless · incautious · shortsighted
preconception
Belief formed beforehand
- presuppositionImplicit prior assumption
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
supposition · inference · speculation · surmise · expectation · anticipation · hypothesis · premise · notion · impression
partiality
Unfair favor toward some
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
partisanship · leaning · inclination · tendency · preference · subjectivity · slant · skew · preconception · predilection
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
stigmatization · marginalization · profiling · persecution · oppression · exclusion · scapegoating · vilification · condemnation
generalization
Deriving principles from examples
- pigeonholingAssigning to narrow categories
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- typecastingAssigning actors similar roles
profiling · categorization · oversimplification · caricature · stigma · ageism · groupthink · cliche
rash
Heedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- prematureOccurring before expected
ill-considered · unthinking · knee-jerk · rushed · overhasty · impetuous · reckless · incautious · shortsighted · unreflective
prejudgementdeliberation
Careful weighing of choices
informed decision · verdict · hindsight · afterthought · conclusion
prejudgementopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
open mind · receptivity · receptiveness · intellectual humility · curiosity
prejudgementimpartiality
Freedom from prejudice
fairness · objectivity · even-handedness · fair hearing · neutrality