Preconception

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preconception \Pre`con*cep"tion\, n.
     The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously
     formed.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "preconception":
     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