'Preconception' definitions:
Definition of 'preconception'
(from WordNet)
noun
An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: preconception, prepossession, parti pris, preconceived opinion, preconceived idea, preconceived notion]
noun
Definition of 'Preconception'
From: GCIDE
- Preconception \Pre`con*cep"tion\, n. The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously formed. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'preconception'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- assumption,
- bent,
- bias,
- delusion,
- favoritism,
- forejudgment,
- idee fixe,
- illusion,
- inclination,
- jaundice,
- jaundiced eye,
- leaning,
- one-sidedness,
- parti pris,
- partialism,
- partiality,
- partisanship,
- preapprehension,
- preconclusion,
- preconsideration,
- predecision,
- predetermination,
- predilection,
- predisposition,
- prejudgment,
- prejudication,
- prejudice,
- premature judgment,
- prenotion,
- prepossession,
- presumption,
- presupposal,
- presupposition,
- presurmise,
- twist,
- undetachment,
- undispassionateness