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

[ˈpriːkənˈsiːvd] ADJ → preconcebido
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preconceived

[ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd] adj [idea] → préconçu(e)
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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/a
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Evidently it was no less difficult for him to readjust his preconceived conclusions than it is for most human beings; but finally the idea percolated--which it might never have done had he been a man, or I might qualify that statement by saying had he been some men.
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"You have more preconceived notions than any man I ever met.
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