preconception

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌpɹikənˈsɛpʃən/ UK /ˌpɹiːkənˈsɛpʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #109714

Meanings

1

noun
An opinion formed before you have enough facts, often based on bias.

Travel can challenge your preconceptions about other cultures.
2

noun
A bias that stops you from judging something fairly.

He approached the case free of any preconception.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an opinion formed before... preconceived ideapreconceived notionprepossession

2 noun · a bias that stops you from... bias

Word family

Forms preconceptions

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin conceptiōbor. Old French conceptionbor. Middle English concepcioun English conception…

Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# preconception

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌpɹikənˈsɛpʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌpɹiːkənˈsɛpʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 109714

## Meanings
1. An opinion formed before you have enough facts, often based on bias.
2. A bias that stops you from judging something fairly.

## Examples
- Travel can challenge your preconceptions about other cultures.
- He approached the case free of any preconception.

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin conceptiōbor. Old French conceptionbor. Middle English concepcioun English conception…

## AI Etymology
preconception's etymology is recorded as a historical chain. The historical chain records Proto-Indo-European *per-, Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-, Proto-Italic *prai, Proto-Italic *prai-, Latin prae-, Middle, English pre-, English pre-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱe, Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm, Proto-Italic *kom, Proto-Italic *kom-, Latin con-, Proto-Indo-European *kap-, Proto-Indo-European *-yéti, and Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti. Current senses include an opinion formed before you have enough facts, often based on bias and a bias that stops you from judging something fairly.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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