preconception
English Thesaurus
1. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence (noun.cognition)
2. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | partiality, partisanship, |
| definition | : | an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | taboo, tabu, |
| definition | : | a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | experimenter bias, |
| definition | : | (psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | homophobia, |
| definition | : | prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | islamophobia, |
| definition | : | prejudice against Muslims (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | racism, |
| definition | : | the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | tendentiousness, |
| definition | : | an intentional and controversial bias (noun.cognition) |
3. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | prejudice, prepossess, |
| definition | : | influence (somebody's) opinion in advance (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | preconceive, |
| definition | : | conceive beforehand (verb.creation) |
4. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | prejudice, prepossess, |
| definition | : | influence (somebody's) opinion in advance (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | bias, |
| definition | : | influence in an unfair way (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | prejudice, |
| definition | : | disadvantage by prejudice (verb.social) |
5. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | prejudice, prepossess, |
| definition | : | influence (somebody's) opinion in advance (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | preconceive, |
| definition | : | conceive beforehand (verb.creation) |
6. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | prejudice, prepossess, |
| definition | : | influence (somebody's) opinion in advance (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | bias, |
| definition | : | influence in an unfair way (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | prejudice, |
| definition | : | disadvantage by prejudice (verb.social) |
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