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prepossessions

noun

plural of prepossession
1
as in theories
an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something the foreign tourists' prepossessions about life in the U.S. had been formed by many hours of American TV shows

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2
as in obsessions
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned tried to cure him of his prepossession with money

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  1. theories
  2. obsessions
  3. assumptions
  4. enthusiasms
  5. preconceptions
  6. thoughts
Noun
  • Swipe it on and then start formulating your own beauty theories.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The theories that describe the interactions of elementary particles are based on certain symmetries, meaning properties of a system that remain unchanged despite transformation.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of theories
Noun
  • Despite the lavish visuals of the series’ foray into medieval Hungary, the connection between Báthory and Lizzie is thin at best, mostly coming off as an excuse for Murphy to write in his own obsessions into the show.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Within the often zany and slapstick realm of Bob’s Burgers, Tina still manages to steal the show with her singular voice, romantic fantasies, and obsessions with unicorns and boy bums.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of obsessions
Noun
  • An institution unable to revise imagery becomes a museum of assumptions.
    — Frank Porcu, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And archaeologists not involved with the study are wary of making assumptions as to why ancient people were attracted to betel nuts.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of assumptions
Noun
  • Tyson offered up his thoughts and enthusiasms on this remarkable investigatory tool.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026
Definition of enthusiasms
Noun
  • As always, the science of leadership is a great deal more nuanced than our implicit preconceptions would imply.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Beck never told Nilles what to play or how to play it, which left her with preconceptions ill-suited to Rush.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of preconceptions
Noun
  • An urge strong enough to pull me away from the kitchen, grab my computer, and steal a table outside to scribble out my thoughts.
    — Samantha Rees, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • And as a kicker, so much of it is mental — you with your own thoughts.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of thoughts
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“Prepossessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepossessions. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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