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preconception::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, prepossession |
| Type of | view, opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought |
| Derivation | preconceive |
he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions.
preconception::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bias, prejudice |
| Type of | partiality, partisanship |
| Has types | tendentiousness, racism, experimenter bias, taboo, homophobia, irrational hostility, islamophobia, tabu |
Examples of preconception
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I can't have a preconception about what any of these people are going to be like.
From the guardian.co.uk
Preconception intervention can be helpful in selected patients in a number of ways.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I had no preconception of how to be an animal, but he let us find our own movements.
From the charlotteobserver.com
They prepare us to observe what is real in the world without preconception.
From the forbes.com
It's a subtle way of arguing that life begins not just at conception, but preconception.
From the newsweek.com
The preconception and realization combine to take form as a concept that can be thought.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This column may seem a bit haphazard at first to you and that is a common preconception.
From the iftomm2003.com
Two stunning new fossils from China have overturned this preconception.
From the newscientist.com
My preconception of Mandy Machinal was as a strong defensive player.
From the thenewstribune.com
- An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"
- Bias: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
- (preconceived) (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice; "certain preconceived notions"
- An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice; A prejudice that prevents rational consideration of an issue
- (Preconceptions) natural tendency of travellers to see only what they are prepared to see; psychological urge to see only what one wants to see; intellectual anxiety to interpret the unfamiliar in terms of the familiar; pre-judgments; prejudices; rationalizations.
- (PRECONCEIVED) Already being in the state of having formed an idea of, imagining, or understanding. To form (an opinion, for example) before possessing full or adequate knowledge or experience.
- Opinion, idea or conception formed prior to thinking it through or investigation.
- Having to do with the time period before conception.
- The time before pregnancy has been achieved
