prepossession

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌpripəˈzɛʃən/ UK /ˌpriːpəˈzɛʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a preconceived opinion or bias; a preoccupation

Her prepossession in his favor colored every judgment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a preconceived opinion or... bias prejudice preconception predisposition preoccupation partiality inclination

Opposites

impartiality objectivity

Word family

Related forms prepossess prepossessing possession possess

Etymology

From the prefix pre- ('before') + possession (from Latin possessio, from possidere 'to possess'). Originally 'prior possession', later 'a preconceived attitude'.

prae- Latin possidere Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# prepossession

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌpripəˈzɛʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌpriːpəˈzɛʃən/

## Meanings
1. a preconceived opinion or bias; a preoccupation

## Examples
- Her prepossession in his favor colored every judgment.

## Synonyms
- bias
- prejudice
- preconception
- predisposition
- preoccupation
- partiality
- inclination

## Antonyms
- impartiality
- objectivity

## Related Forms
- prepossess
- prepossessing
- possession
- possess

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: prae-
- Root: possidere

## Etymology
From the prefix pre- ('before') + possession (from Latin possessio, from possidere 'to possess'). Originally 'prior possession', later 'a preconceived attitude'.

## AI Etymology
Prepossession is from the prefix pre- ('before') + possession (from Latin possessio, from possidere 'to possess'). Originally 'prior possession', later 'a preconceived attitude'. Important recorded forms include prae- (Latin) and possidere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers a preconceived opinion or bias; a preoccupation. The wider family includes related words such as prepossess, prepossessing, possession, and possess.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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