preconception Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
    preconceived notion; prepossession; preconceived opinion; preconceived idea; parti pris.
    • he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions
  2. noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
    bias; prejudice.

WordNet


Pre`con*cep"tion noun
Definitions
  1. The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously formed.

Webster 1913