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preconception
pre·con·cep·tion P0513200 (prē′kən-sĕp′shən)n. An opinion or conception formed in advance of adequate knowledge or experience, especially a prejudice or bias.preconception (ˌpriːkənˈsɛpʃən) n1. an idea or opinion formed beforehand2. a bias; prejudicepre•con•cep•tion (ˌpri kənˈsɛp ʃən) n. 1. a conception or opinion formed beforehand. 2. a prejudice or bias. [1615–25] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | preconception - an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, prepossessionopinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" | | 2. | preconception - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situationbias, prejudicetaboo, tabu - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred natureirrational hostility - extreme prejudicepartisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternativesexperimenter bias - (psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experimenthomophobia - prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexualityIslamophobia - prejudice against Muslims; "Muslim intellectuals are afraid of growing Islamophobia in the West"racism - the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other racestendentiousness - an intentional and controversial bias |
preconceptionnoun preconceived idea or notion, notion, prejudice, bias, presumption, predisposition, presupposition, prepossession his preconceptions about the sort of people who work in computingTranslations
preconception
preconception (prē″kŏn-sep′shŏn) 1. Occurring before fertilization of an ovum, as in genetic counseling.2. An idea or a belief held before analysis or investigation.preconception
Synonyms for preconceptionnoun preconceived idea or notionSynonyms- preconceived idea or notion
- notion
- prejudice
- bias
- presumption
- predisposition
- presupposition
- prepossession
Synonyms for preconceptionnoun an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidenceSynonyms- parti pris
- preconceived idea
- preconceived notion
- preconceived opinion
- prepossession
Related Words- opinion
- persuasion
- sentiment
- thought
- view
noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situationSynonymsRelated Words- taboo
- tabu
- irrational hostility
- partisanship
- partiality
- experimenter bias
- homophobia
- Islamophobia
- racism
- tendentiousness
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