prejudgments

noun

plural of prejudgment
as in assumptions
an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something the general public's prejudgment of the accused before the trial had even started

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  1. assumptions
  2. theories
  3. preconceptions
Noun
  • Even watching a magic trick can challenge our assumptions about the world and stimulate more original thinking.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In the short term, slowing demand would mean lower emissions from the existing system than today’s baseline assumptions and less investment in new natural gas infrastructure.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of assumptions
Noun
  • But there are many theories about why people are attracted to true crime, with serial killers being the stars of that world.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Until then, it was thought bats might’ve emerged somewhere in North America, among other theories.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of theories
Noun
  • Related Stories The road movie follows two casting directors into the remote reaches of Mexico, where their search for natural actors for a sci-fi film becomes an unsettling journey into their own fears, biases and preconceptions.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
  • For over 20 years, Erika Lust has been fighting against those preconceptions, creating adult content that expands the parameters of pornography while approaching it as something akin to mainstream independent cinema.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of preconceptions
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