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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRECONCEP'TION, n. Conception or opinion previously formed.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: preconception, prepossession, parti pris, preconceived opinion, preconceived idea, preconceived notion]
2: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation [syn: bias, prejudice, preconception]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1625 1. a preconceived idea 2. prejudice

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a preconceived idea. 2 a prejudice.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Preconception Pre`con*cep"tion, n. The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously formed.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(preconceptions) Your preconceptions about something are beliefs formed about it before you have enough information or experience. Did you have any preconceptions about the sort of people who did computing?... N-COUNT: usu with supp

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Anticipatory notion, anticipation, conception previous to the fact, prejudiced view, prejudice.

Moby Thesaurus

assumption, bent, bias, delusion, favoritism, forejudgment, idee fixe, illusion, inclination, jaundice, jaundiced eye, leaning, one-sidedness, parti pris, partialism, partiality, partisanship, preapprehension, preconclusion, preconsideration, predecision, predetermination, predilection, predisposition, prejudgment, prejudication, prejudice, premature judgment, prenotion, prepossession, presumption, presupposal, presupposition, presurmise, twist, undetachment, undispassionateness