preconceived
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- adjective
- /ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd/
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preconcebido
- Before making a judgment, try to let go of your preconceived opinions and listen to others.
- preconceived notions
- preconceived ideas
- preconceived plan
We're only gifted with one preconceived identity.
- We're only gifted with one preconceived identity.
- But what I'm trying to tell you is I think it should be like any man's way of doing it and not some preconceived route.
- So people come in with their preconceived idea that you have to rebut.
- It also has a preconceived goal, which is to support the current dietary guidelines to limit red meat in your diet.
- But, you know, people have pride or, or, or have a preconceived notion that that's unacceptable.
- I don't have to come in with this preconceived idea.
- People we could have a wonderful relationship with just because of our preconceived notions.
- And that's what I love about them, that they had no preconceived ideas about their own characters.
- So they have a preconceived notion that if they said they did it, they did it.
- It's about what's going on with them and, you know, their preconceived notions about who people are and who they are.
Examples
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Fadwa Tuqan had come to England in 1962 with preconceived ideas about the country and its people.
Academic text (2003) -
And what that means is you let go of all of your preconceived ideas of who somebody else should be.
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In truth, I had no preconceived idea about what a country should be like.
Fiction book (2000) -
So they have a preconceived notion that if they said they did it, they did it.
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Another thing it taught me is that people have these preconceived notions about you.
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Too often in healthcare, we make quick judgments that are based on limited information and preconceived ideas.
Academic text (2013) -
In this way, they started without preconceived notions and let the responses they received guide their discussions.
Academic text (2008) -
"Everyone has preconceived notions of how they want a facility to look and function," Ellis said.
Academic text (2002) -
Instead, we stand on the precipice of the unknown, ready to explore what lies beyond our preconceived notions.
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But I think maybe it makes me a better listener to your story, and I have no preconceived notions or preferences.
Synonyms
An idea formed before you know the facts
Influenced by other people's opinions before trying or seeing something
Antonyms
Compounds
How Biased
Surface Forms
Morphology
preconceived = preconceive (semi-transparent) = pre + conceive + ed
This is a regular participial adjective formed from the verb 'preconceive'.
Etymology
The word preconceived comes from two parts: pre- meaning 'before' and conceive meaning 'to form' or 'to think of'. So a preconceived idea is one you form 'before' you have the facts, which is why it can be unfair.