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prenotion

prenotion

9.3
An idea you have before you know or see something
  • noun
  • /priˈnoʊʃən/
translation icon : preconcepción
  • His prenotion of the city changed completely after his visit.

Examples

  • He had a prenotion that the project would fail.

  • Many people's prenotions about the event were proven wrong.

  • She entered the meeting with a prenotion about the project's difficulty.

  • It is important to challenge any prenotion you have before judging a situation.

  • Her prenotion of the concert was that it would be boring, but she ended up enjoying it immensely.

  • He had a prenotion that the meeting would go poorly, which affected his performance during the presentation.

  • Despite her prenotion of the recipe being complicated, it turned out to be quite simple.

Synonyms

feeling
vsprenotion
1.0

A natural ability to understand or do something

is made before actual knowledge rather than simply being instinctive
impression
vsprenotion
777 3.1

A quick idea you form about someone or something

is formed before actual experience rather than merely formed quickly
presumption
vsprenotion
35 5.8

An idea accepted as true without proof used as a basis for thinking or action

is an early idea before experience rather than an accepted premise
preconception
vsprenotion
19 6.8

An opinion you form before you have enough facts that makes you judge unfairly

is formed before actual experience rather than after learning facts
preconceived notion
vsprenotion
12 5.6

An opinion you form before you have enough facts

is formed before actual knowledge rather than after considering details
presupposition
vsprenotion
5 7.7

A belief people accept as true before they discuss something

is formed before actual knowledge rather than serving as a formal basis
preconceived idea
vsprenotion
3 4.3

An opinion you make before you know the facts

is formed before actual knowledge or experience rather than after seeing facts
preconceived opinion
vsprenotion
1 5.3

An opinion you form before you know enough facts

is formed before actual experience rather than after fair assessment
intuitive feeling
vsprenotion
1 5.1

A quick sense that something is true without thinking

is formed before experience rather than arising from instinct alone
prepossession
vsprenotion
9.9

An opinion you form before you know enough

is formed before real knowledge rather than through careful evidence
preunderstanding
vsprenotion
  • Specialized
8.4

Knowledge and beliefs a person has before learning something new

is a single early idea formed before experience rather than a whole background

How Strong

prejudice
180 4.8
preconception
19 6.8
hunch
159 4.7
prenotion
9.3
inkling
33 6.1

Surface Forms

prenotion singular
prenotions plural

Morphology

prenotion = notion (transparent) = pre + notion

The meaning is directly built from 'notion' with the standard prefix 'pre-' meaning 'before'.

Etymology

The word prenotion comes from the prefix pre- meaning 'before' and the familiar word notion meaning 'idea'. So, a prenotion is an idea or impression you have 'before' you actually know or experience something.