preconception

DEFINITIONS OF: preconception

“he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions”

Synonyms:: parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, prepossession

Type of:: opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

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a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature; irrational hostility
extreme prejudice; experimenter bias
(psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment; homophobia
prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality; Islamophobia
prejudice against Muslims; racism
the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races; tendentiousness
an intentional and controversial bias; anti-Semitism, antisemitism
the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people; white supremacy
the prejudice that members of the white race are superior to members of other races

Type of:: partiality, partisanship
an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives

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