preconceived notion
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5.6
- noun
- /ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd ˈnoʊʃən/
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idea preconcebida
- Most researchers enter a WTSW study with preconceived notions about the type of people they will encounter.
- preconceived notion of gender
- challenge preconceived notions
But, you know, people have pride or, or, or have a preconceived notion that that's unacceptable.
- But, you know, people have pride or, or, or have a preconceived notion that that's unacceptable.
- And so I don't go in with a lot of preconceived notions.
- 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.
- So it was so refreshing because I, yes, the students have no kind of preconceived notions or judgments about which camp this professor sits in.
- And so when we address a problem, we look at a problem, we make a decision, those preconceived notions might affect our our outputs or outcomes.
- So once I was given the opportunity to go over to Alpha, you know, I didn't, I went over there with no preconceived notions.
- and to shed your preconceived notions and start putting in the work. For a lot of us, me included, it was easy to put in the hard labour
- People we could have a wonderful relationship with just because of our preconceived notions.
Examples
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Some students confessed that they entered class with a preconceived notion that activities would be limited.
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In this way, they started without preconceived notions and let the responses they received guide their discussions.
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Everybody already had their preconceived notions as to what what the whole thing was about.
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I thought if we could just get away to Boston or Washington, just without any preconceived notions...
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Their previous life experiences and preconceived notions span a wide spectrum.
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Because woodcarving is a new craft, buyers have few preconceived notions about what pieces should look like.
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As such, insiders pose questions that challenge preconceived notions of their communities and expand scholarly knowledge.
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You know, something that's funny is a lot of my American friends that don't travel a lot, they have a ton of preconceived notions about the rest of the world.
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Moreover, people often have stereotypes or preconceived notions about infidelity that do not mesh with reality.
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Some students confessed that they entered class with a preconceived notion that activities would be limited.
Synonyms
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3.5
A belief people accept as true without proof
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4.8
A guess or idea made without enough proof
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4.8
An unfair belief about a person or group formed without good reason
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5.8
An idea accepted as true without proof used as a basis for thinking or action
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6.8
An opinion you form before you have enough facts that makes you judge unfairly
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7.7
A belief people accept as true before they discuss something
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4.3
An opinion you make before you know the facts
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7.1
An opinion made before you know all the facts
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5.3
An opinion you form before you know enough facts
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9.5
An idea you think may be true
An idea you have before you know or see something
An opinion you form before you know enough
A strong opinion made before knowing all the facts
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'preconceived' means an opinion formed beforehand and 'notion' means an idea, so together they straightforwardly mean an idea formed before having sufficient evidence. This combination follows ordinary adjective + noun semantics and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Preconceived notion comes from the image of an idea being conceived, which means 'formed', and pre, which means 'before', so it means an opinion formed too early or 'without enough evidence'.