Preconception - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌpriːkənˈsepʃn|
Brit.
|priːkənˈsepʃ(ə)n|
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
singular: preconception
plural: preconceptions
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