preconception

pre·con·cep·tion

noun \-kən-ˈsep-shən\

Definition of PRECONCEPTION

1

: a preconceived idea

2

: prejudice

Examples of PRECONCEPTION

1. I came to the lecture without any preconceptions.
2. <tried to go into the training sessions without any preconceptions>

First Known Use of PRECONCEPTION

1625

Related to PRECONCEPTION

Synonyms: prepossession, prejudgment

Related Words: bias, favor, partiality, prejudice; assumption, conjecture, hypothesis, imagining, predetermination, presumption, presupposition, speculation, supposition, theory, thesis; concept, conception, image, notion, picture, thought

Near Antonyms: detachment, impartiality, neutrality, objectivity, open-mindedness, unbiasedness

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Rhymes with PRECONCEPTION

apperception, contraception, depth perception, interception, self-conception, self-perception, take exception