preconceived
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pre·con·ceive
(prē′kən-sēv′)tr.v. pre·con·ceived, pre·con·ceiv·ing, pre·con·ceives
To form (an opinion, for example) before possessing full or adequate knowledge or experience.
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preconceived
(ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd)adj
formed beforehand before one has enough information about something or knowledge of it, and therefore probably wrong; conceived ahead in time: a preconceived idea.
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Adj. | 1. | preconceived - (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice; "certain preconceived notions" |
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preconceived
adjective presumed, premature, predetermined, presupposed, prejudged, forejudged preconceived notions about what we want from life
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preconceived
adj opinion, idea → vorgefasst; to have preconceived ideas about something → eine vorgefasste Meinung zu etw haben
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preconceived
[ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd] adj (idea) → preconcetto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995