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preconception

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pre·con·cep·tion  (prkn-spshn)
n.
An opinion or conception formed in advance of adequate knowledge or experience, especially a prejudice or bias.
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Noun1.preconception - an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"
opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
2.preconception - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
taboo, tabu - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
irrational hostility - extreme prejudice
partisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
experimenter bias - (psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment
homophobia - prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
Islamophobia - prejudice against Muslims; "Muslim intellectuals are afraid of growing Islamophobia in the West"
racism - the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
tendentiousness - an intentional and controversial bias

preconception
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Spanish preconception [priːkənˈsɛpʃən] n (idea) → idea preconcebida
French preconception [priːkənˈsɛpʃən] nidée préconçue
German preconception [ˈpriːkənˈsɛpʃən] nvorgefasste Meinung f
Italian preconception [priːkənˈsɛpʃən] npreconcetto

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She was to board with a certain Miss Janet Sweet, but she saw no one who answered in the least to her preconception of that lady, as formed from Esther's letter.
The motions of these men were slow and solemn, as if there impended over their souls some preconception of horror and of cruelty.
If I could have associated the thought of such a thing with my preconception of Great-aunt Eliza I could have sworn there was a twinkle in her eye.
 
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