Hypertext Webster Gateway: "preconception"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Preconception \Pre`con*cep"tion\, n.
The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously
formed.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
preconception
n 1: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he
did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: {prepossession},
{parti pris}, {preconceived opinion}, {preconceived
idea}, {preconceived notion}]
2: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an
issue or situation [syn: {bias}, {prejudice}]
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