preconception

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UK /ˌpɹiːkənˈsɛpʃən/ US /ˌpɹikənˈsɛpʃən/

noun 2adj 1

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(noun.)

VERB + PRECONCEPTION

have

fit in with

His new theory doesn't fit in with the teacher's preconceptions about how children learn best.

challenge, get away from

The new research helps scientists get away from old preconceptions about how the brain works.

PREP

with/without ~s

She approached the new job without preconceptions and discovered she actually enjoyed the work.

~ about

Many teenagers hold strong preconceptions about people from different countries.

~ of

Many students arrive at university with preconceptions of what engineering actually involves.

Definitions

noun

An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.

With many of the more general preconceptions of socialist thought the connection of their more practical proposals is by no means at once obvious, and in consequence many men who believe themselves to be determined opponents of that system of thought become in fact effective spreaders of its ideas.

He told RAIL: "We had no preconceptions, but you would assume a newer train to have better air quality than an older one. We found that was not necessarily the case.

A prejudice that prevents rational consideration of an issue.

adj

Preconceptional.

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Synonyms

noun — an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

prepossession

noun — a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an iss

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

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Wiktionary

He told RAIL: "We had no preconceptions, but you would assume a newer train to have better air quality than an older one. We found that was not necessarily the case.

Wiktionary

This will challenge any preconception you may have of modern art.

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