Pagpihig

prejudice; bias; partialitynoun

Alternative meanings

prejudice; bias; partiality; unfair prior opinion; biased treatment; unfair inclination

Pronunciation

pag-PEE-hig

Root and affixes

From pihig, biased or partial, with pag- forming the action or state noun.

Variants or conjugations

prejudice/bias; biased; prejudice loanword; prejudice variant; bias; unfair way of seeing

Related words and expressions

discrimination; unfair; opinion; group; person; justice; respect; rights

Meaning and usage notes

Use pagpihig for prejudice or bias in a social or mental sense. For discrimination as an action or unfair treatment, deskriminasyon may be more direct.