perjuicio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeiudicium, with later alteration of the suffix. Doublet of prejuicio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /peɾˈxwiθjo/ [peɾˈxwi.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peɾˈxwisjo/ [peɾˈxwi.sjo]
• Rhymes: -iθjo
• Rhymes: -isjo
• Syllabification: per‧jui‧cio

Noun

perjuicio m (plural perjuicios)

1. detriment (the opposite of a benefit)

   Synonym: detrimento

   Antonym: beneficio

Derived terms

• daños y perjuicios

 

Related terms

• juicio
• perjudicar

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: perhuwisyo
• → Tagalog: perhuwisyo

Further reading

• “perjuicio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• prejuicio