English noun: preconception |
1. | preconception (cognition) an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence |
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| Samples | He did not even try to confirm his preconceptions.
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| Synonyms | parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, prepossession |
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| Broader (hypernym) | opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view |
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2. | preconception (cognition) a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation |
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| Synonyms | bias, prejudice |
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| Broader (hypernym) | partiality, partisanship |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | experimenter bias, homophobia, irrational hostility, Islamophobia, racism, taboo, tabu, tendentiousness |
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