preconception
Americannoun
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an idea or opinion formed beforehand
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a bias; prejudice
Other Word Forms
- preconceptional adjective
Etymology
Origin of preconception
First recorded in 1615–25; pre- + conception
Example Sentences
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"People have a preconception about children like Jake and he’s blown that out the water," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024
The study, published this week in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, also noted an association between preconception exposure to phthalates and changes in women's reproductive hormones, as well as increased inflammation and oxidative stress.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2023
“I do know there’s this preconception that the festival is a little more of a film nerd thing,” Huntsinger says.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023
“People come with a certain preconception about incarcerated people or about criminalization and, to me, art fails when they leave with the same idea,” she says.
From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022
Then there are others where fable, myth, preconception, love, longing, or prejudice step in and so distort a cool, clear appraisal that a kind of high-colored magical confusion takes permanent hold.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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