Preconception - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌpriːkənˈsepʃn|  American pronunciation of the word preconception
Brit.  |priːkənˈsepʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word preconception

noun

- an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence (syn: prepossession)
he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions
- a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation (syn: bias, prejudice)

Extra examples

I came to the lecture without any preconceptions.

...tried to go into the training sessions without any preconceptions...

Our preconceptions of wrong and of right.

I had the same preconceptions about life in South Africa that many people have.

Word forms

noun
singular: preconception
plural: preconceptions
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