- preconception
- noun Date: 1625 1. a preconceived idea 2. prejudice
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préconception — [ prekɔ̃sɛpsjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1823; de pré et conception ♦ Didact. Idée qu on se fait par avance (de qqch.). ⇒cour. préjugé. ● préconception nom féminin Idée préconçue ; préjugé. ● préconception (synonymes) nom féminin Idée préconçue ; préjugé.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
preconception — I noun anticipation, assumption, bent, bias, fixed idea, foregone conclusion, forejudgment, inclination, leaning, partiality, praeiudicata opinio, preapprehension, preconceived idea, precondusion, predetermination, preestimate, prejudgment,… … Law dictionary
Preconception — Pre con*cep tion, n. The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously formed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preconception — (n.) 1620s, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + CONCEPTION (Cf. conception). Related: Preconceptions … Etymology dictionary
preconception — [n] idea formed before event occurs or facts are received assumption, bias, delusion, illusion, inclination, notion, preconceived idea, predisposition, prejudgment, prejudice, prepossession, presumption, presupposition; concept 689 Ant. ignorance … New thesaurus
preconception — ► NOUN ▪ a preconceived idea or prejudice … English terms dictionary
preconception — [prē΄kən sep′shən] n. [ML preconceptio] 1. the act of preconceiving 2. a preconceived idea or opinion 3. bias … English World dictionary
preconception — noun VERB + PRECONCEPTION ▪ have ▪ fit, fit in with ▪ The facts refused to fit my preconceptions. ▪ They like this approach because it fits in with their own preconceptions. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
preconception — UK [ˌpriːkənˈsepʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌprɪkənˈsepʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms preconception : singular preconception plural preconceptions an opinion about something that you form before you have a lot of information about it or experience of it… … English dictionary
preconception — pre·con·cep·tion kən sep shən adj occurring prior to conception <preconception genetic counseling> … Medical dictionary
preconception — pre|con|cep|tion [ˌpri:kənˈsepʃən] n a belief or opinion that you have already formed before you know the actual facts, and that may be wrong preconception about/of ▪ I had the same preconceptions about life in South Africa that many people have … Dictionary of contemporary English
