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PRECONCEIVED NOTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does preconceived notion mean?
• PRECONCEIVED NOTION (noun)
The noun PRECONCEIVED NOTION has 1 sense:
1. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
Familiarity information: PRECONCEIVED NOTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
parti pris; preconceived idea; preconceived notion; preconceived opinion; preconception; prepossession
Context example:
he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions
Hypernyms ("preconceived notion" is a kind of...):
opinion; persuasion; sentiment; thought; view (a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty)
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